Ranchi is on its way moving from Red to Orange zone, clearing the way for restarting economic activity as the number of active coronavirus cases has come down to 13. On Monday seven patients recovering from disease were discharged. As per district administration figures, out of total 105 Covid 19 patients, 90 have recovered from disease, while two persons have died due to infection.
Ranchi Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rai Mahimapat Ray said, “Due to team work of district administration officials, doctors and para medics, 90 patients have recovered from disease. The recovery rate of patients is much higher than many districts in country.”
The first case of transmission of disease in State Capital was traced on March 31, when a Malaysian woman staying in Hindpiri area was found with the infection. The woman member of Tablighi Jamaat (Islamic missionary movement) had come from Delhi carrying the virus. The district administration then to check the spread of disease declared Hindpiri as containment zone sealing the area, deploying central security forces and starting other preventive measures.
The Centre on mid-April on the basis of infection classified districts in three categories—Red, Green and Orange. According to the government’s classification, there were 130 districts out of a total of 733 that were put in the red zone. Sources said that red zones are defined considering a host of parameters including the number of positive cases in the district, the recovery rate, the doubling rate, the extent of testing and surveillance feedback from the districts and the density of disease clusters etc.
While some businesses and activities that require mass gatherings like cinema halls, shopping malls, sports, religious, social and political gatherings, clubbing, schools, colleges, training institutes and interstate travel by air, road or rail have not been permitted in any of the zones, several other activities have been allowed in green and orange zones. Ranchi was only district in State which was put in red zone while others were in orange and green zones.
As the district administration is planning to restart economic activities in Ranchi a meeting between DC and block programme officers was held at DC office. Deputy Commissioner Rai issuing directives asked them to restart MGREGA work so that villagers and migrant workers economic condition improves. The DC said that by May 30, digging of pits under Birsa Harit Gram Yojana has to be completed. The Ranchi district administration has set a target of plantation of fruit bearing plants in 810 acres of land.
Also under Nilamber-Pitamber Jal Samridhi Yojana (water scheme) digging of pits and other irrigation works has to taken-up. Also under Veer Shahid Poto Ho Khel Vikas Yojana (sports scheme) identification and sanctioning of work has to start.
With thousands of migrant workers returning to the state amid coronavirus outbreak, the Soren government in first week of May launched three schemes to generate 25 crore man-days for MGNREGA to enable the workers earn wages as well as bring in a long-term plan to provide steady income to the poor households.
The district administration meeting was attended by deputy development commissioner Ananya Mittal, director DRDA Seema Singh, District Programme officer Ritu Raj and others.
While on one hand number of active Covid 19 cases has come down and various schemes has been launched to re-start economic activities, the district administration is also working to check the spread of disease. The Ranchi district administration on Monday distributed face shields, masks and gloves among the volunteers working at highly containment zone Hindpiri. The DC on the occasion also asked volunteers to maintain health hygiene.