Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to be cautious and vigilant about COVID-19 infection in view of Deepawali and Chhath and people celebrating them collectively.
Chairing an Unlock meeting in Lucknow on Friday, the chief minister said that special efforts should be made to spread awareness about prevention from the infection by using various means of publicity.
For improving COVID-19 recovery rate in Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Varanasi and Meerut, the chief minister asked officials to further strengthen treatment facilities, continue Covid testing effectively and carry on surveillance more effectively.
Yogi Adityanath directed the Health and Medical Education departments to be more vigilant in view of the festivals. He said that emergency services of medical colleges, district hospitals, public health centres and community health centres should be proactive and effective during this period.
The chief minister also said that the quality of sweaters to be distributed to primary school students should be ensured and they be distributed before winters.
He sounded a warning for officials who were to be found negligent in their work and supervision.
Yogi Adityanath also stressed on ensuring safety of water tanks and asked officials to make necessary arrangements within a week. Directing Food, Co-operative and Agriculture departments to strengthen paddy purchase centres, the chief minister said that farmers should get maximum benefits of the maximum support price.
Directing officials to make effective efforts for employment generation, the chief minister directed them to prepare and implement an action plan and start the renovation of ponds under MNREGA scheme after Diwali and Chhath.
Emphasising on speeding up ongoing works of several expressways in the state, the chief minister said that efforts should be made to promote industrial and commercial activities along these on priority.
Yogi Adityanath also directed officials to ensure that all preparations were done timely for inauguration of Har Ghar Nal Yojana to ensure drinking water to every house of Vindhya region.