Saturday, 03 April 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Asks officials to prepare a foolproof plan and reach to elderly residing in mountainous villages for vaccination
The chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat has said that Uttarakhand should become the first state in the country to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19. He gave this directive while reviewing the situation of Covid-19 in the state on Friday. He said that a fool proof plan for 100 percent vaccination should be prepared and arrangement for vaccination at village level should be made. The CM said that the focus on testing, tracking and treatment should be made and the best treatment protocol should be followed to reduce the death rate from Covid-19. He said that the district administration of Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri should make special preparations for Kumbh. He emphasised on increased testing, arrangements for stay, toilets and water at borders where RT-PCR tests are being done. The CM said that Rs 20 Crore for Haridwar have been provided for testing. He said that the people not wearing masks and not maintaining social distancing should be penalised.
He said that the tourists and pilgrims should be asked to follow the Covid-19 protocol in a decent and polite manner. “We should focus on two things, everyone should wear masks and everyone should be vaccinated. The vaccination should be taken to villages. The elderly residing in the mountainous villages cannot come for vaccination. We have to approach them. It is a challenging task but we should do it,’’ he said.
The chief secretary Om Prakash said that the special preparation for the upcoming Yatra season should be made. He said that arrangements for strict adherence of Covid-19 protocol should be made during the Yatra season. He said that testing teams should be increased and focus on micro containment zones should be made.
The secretary Health, Amit Singh Negi said that Uttarakhand is having a better testing and positivity rate then the rest of the country but the death rate is slightly more than then the national average. He said that focus on vaccine supply should be made.
The director general (DG) of Uttarakhand police Ashok Kumar, Garhwal and Kumaon commissioners and all district magistrates attended the meeting.
