Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday asked the officials concerned to ensure best possible facilities in quarantine centres so that people kept in these centres do not face any inconvenience during the period in the wake of coronavirus.
In a video conference meeting here with all the Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and Chief Medical Officers of the State, Thakur directed the officers to motivate the farmers to ensure social distancing during crop harvesting season and facilitate them for procurement of their produce. He directed the officers to ensure adequate supply of pesticides and other plant protection material to the horticulturists nearer to their homes.
The Chief Minister said that 5637 persons had been kept under surveillance in the State so far out of which 3486 people had completed 28 days of surveillance period. He said that investigations of 97 persons for Covid-19 had been done in the State today out of which 28 samples have been found negative and report of 69 samples were still awaited. He said that 1210 persons had so far been investigated in the State for coronavirus.
ENSURE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES IN HOT-SPOTS THROUGH HOME DELIVERY, SAYS CM
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that no relaxation in curfew would be provided in hotspot areas and added that essential commodities in such hotspots must be provided through home delivery system.
Directing the officers of Food and Civil Supplies Department here, the Chief Minister said to ensure adequate stock of essential commodities in the State, especially in rural and far flung areas. He said efforts should also be made to ensure buffer stock in Civil Supplies Corporation’s depots, adding that special thrust should be laid on checking, hoarding and profiteering and strict action must be taken against the violators.
He directed the officers of Horticulture Department to ensure door to door or at least village wise supply of pesticides and other plant protection material to the horticulturists. He said that efforts must be made to ensure time bound supply of bee colonies and anti hail nets to the horticulturists.
Thakur said plying of vehicles must be banned in the areas declared as hot spots adding that all public places of hotspots would be sanitized.
CM ADDRESSES MINISTERS, BJP MLAs & MPs
Addressing the Ministers, MPs, BJP MLAs and BJP candidates who were in fray in Vidhan Sabha elections through video conferencing from Shimla, the chief minister said that till date 1113 persons have been investigated for Covid-19 and 32 were tested positive. Out of these 32 persons, as many as 12 patients have been cured, four have migrated out of the State and one person had died adding that at present there were 15 active cases within the State.
Thakur said that these cases have been reported from five districts of the State which include 14 cases from Una district, nine from Solan district, four each from Chamba and Kangra districts and one from Sirmaur district.
The CM said the State Government has made adequate arrangements for providing plant protection material for the horticulturists and farmers. He said effective steps were also taken by the State Government to trace out travel history of Tablighi Jamaatis and their contacts to mitigate the impact of corona virus. Out of the total 15 active cases of coronavirus in the State 13 were of Tablighi Jamaatis and their contacts.
A decision has also been taken to deduct 30 percent salary/honorarium etc. of Chief Minister, Speaker of H.P. Vidhan Sabha, Ministers, Deputy Speaker, Members of Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh, Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of various Boards and Corporations and all political appointees for one year, he said.