The surge in Corona positive cases at a faster pace inGanjam once again is a cause of worry for the district administration.
Sources said the number of migrant workers has risen three-fold injust a single week.
Keeping the recent surge in number of positive patients, GanjamCollector Vijaya Amruta Kulange called an emergency meeting throughvideo conferencing here on Saturday and instructed all the officers totake precautionary measures to effectively contain the on-goingCovid-19 pandemic in the district.
It may be mentioned here that, thenumber of Corona active cases has reached 136 in Ganjam district.Kulange suggested measures to contain Corona menace includingactivating the checking points of the border areas from Sunday;checking all passengers entering Ganjam district and Brahmapur by busand other mode of transport from Corona prone areas like Chhatisgarh.
The Collector reportedly instructed the Transport Officers to conductstringent checking at Girisola Check gate point; Gurapalli nearKhallikote; and Bhanjanagar check post.
The Transport Officer willhave to ensure that, the passengers or returnees coming by buses arebearing face masks, maintaining social distancing in the bus andresorting to sanitisation.Similarly, the officers have also been instructed to ensure theavailability of clean drinking water, toilet, and electric line in theproposed isolation centers required to be operated in block as well as
in town areas. The officers will have to check all the proposedisolation centers and check the infrastructure available and bring thecenters to habitable condition, Kulange said.
The district administration once again has made the registration of all migrant workers coming to their home district mandatory, failing which stringent action would be initiated, Kulange cautioned.
Thosewho will be identified as Corona virus infected will have to remain seven days in home-isolation and sticker/poster will be displayed in front of the home of such patients. Similarly, commercial establishments, malls, restaurants, and retail shops will be checked and if found that they are providing goods, food stuff, and services to those customers who do not bear face mask, will have to pay heavy fine for violation of Covid-19 guidelines, Kulangeadded.
Areas in which Corona virus patient is identified will be declaredcontainment zone and the officers will ensure that the supply of food and other essential commodities are made available to those areas.
Similarly, doctors or healthcare officials will be made available in temporary care centers.
Kulange also instructed to keep 30 ambulances ready with oxygen i.e.one each for 30 blocks and the ambulance drivers should be vaccinatedbefore being placed into service, he added. Similarly, all bus drivers will be vaccinated. Kulange asked the Tehsildars to conduct raid on shops, malls, and restaurants and impose heavy fine to those including the public who do not bear face mask.
Six ‘Covid dedicated care center’ has been started from Sunday and health screening of the migrants has begun. The districtadministration has instructed all the teachers and officers of the district not to leave headquarters without prior permission.
The Ganjam police have intensified its raid and checking on face mask, social distancing and screening of vehicles and so far has collected Rs 4.20 lakh fine from the law violators, and recommended to RTO to cancel the driving licence of four persons.