The district legal services authority ( DLSA) on Thursday opened assistance booth named as war room to provide assistance to poor and needy Covid infected patients here .
In-charge district and sessions judge AK Pandey inaugurated the war room that would be operative from eight in morning to eight at night with a doctor , paramedical staff and councillors to assist poor covid patients in need of oxygen and medicines .
Talking to media persons Pandey said, "Our aim is to help people in need and in our work people from different walks of life are assisting .We are also coordinating with the district level control rooms for assistance."
Over 20 calls were received during the day on given helpline numbers, informed Pandey. Meanwhile, SDM Satyendra Kumar in a statement has asked all police officers of respective police stations besides block development officers to ensure that the Covid guidelines during marriages in respective areas is followed to check the crisis.
This message was passed on on Thursday following huge queue outside the SDM office to obtain permission for marriage. Hundreds of people could be seen outside the office of the SDM with an application and printed marriage card awaiting for their term to come for submitting the application.
One of the applicant Bidyut Verma said , marriage of niece was fixed about six months ago and we so have booked hotel rooms and hall for same .
The hotel owner has taken entire rent in advance on day of booking .In light of this we have no choice but to goin for same as hotel owner has expressed inability to return the deposit. The marriage is scheduled during the lockdown week, said Verma.
Most of those in queue had marriage fixed during different dates of lockdown week.