The Centre and the state government have been appealing to people to stay at home to avoid community spread of coronavirus.
Like in the urban areas, in a number of remote tribal-dominated villages, residents are defying the advisory as they were not aware of the consequences of spread of infectious disease.
A school principal, however, has taken an initiative all by himself to spread awareness about the dangers and the potentialities of community transmission of Covid-19 with wall graffiti in the remote villages.
In Keshkal and Farasgaon villages in Baderajpur block of Kondagaon district, tribes people due to lack of awareness can be seen freely moving out of their houses.
The health department has not yet reached the remote villages or have informed them regarding the dangers and possibilities of community spread the coronavirus pandemic.
Palna High School principal Sambulal Chandekar since lockdown every morning travels from village to village on his motorcycle telling the villagers about the dangers of possibilities of community transmission of coronavirus.
Apart from making the villagers aware of preventive measures and social distancing, Chandekar paints wall graffiti about the modes of preventing the spread of the infectious disease.
“Due to lack of awareness, villagers feel that the disease only affects people in the urban areas and that they will remain untouched by it,” said the school principal.
“The lack of information is causing hindrance in implementing the lockdown in the remote villages,” he said.
Chandekar said he has been linked with Gayatri Mission and had been for several years running a campaign against addiction of liquor and helping people to kick the addiction.
“After the lockdown, after I saw the people moving around in the villages despite the coronavirus epidemic scare, I decided to create awareness about the spread of the disease,” he said.
“The best mode was interacting with the villagers and through wall graffiti,” he said.
Until now, he has covered more than eight villages in Vishrampuri, Amadih, Bawanpuri, Khargaon, Birapara, Kongra, Pendravan, Badagaon and Salna. Chandekar said he will continue his effort until the lockdown ends.