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Impose curfew from 12 noon in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia : Assam CM
Published on May 15, 2021 | News Source: Manas Jyoti Dutta
Dibrugarh, May 15: After taking stock of COVID19 situation in twin districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh, Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma today asked the district administrations to impose the daily curfew in urban areas of the two districts from 12 noon to 5 am instead of 2 pm.
"I have advised both the Deputy Commissioners of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia to increase the curfew hours by imposing it from 12 noon in stead of present 2 pm in both the districts from May 17 with due consultation with eminent citizens, businessman of the district.
"I have also advised to enforce micro containment zones. But while doing so, I have advised to provide food and other stuff to the needy and the poor people. If we continue with this containment policy and increase the daily test numbers to 5000 along with RT-PCR tests then I am confident that in 10 to 15 days things will be much better " said the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addressing the media in AMCH today.
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Make COVID tests mandatory at all entry points to Majuli: Assam CM
Published on May 13, 2021|News Source : Bijay Sankar Bora
Guwahati, May 13: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today directed the DEouty Commissioner of Majuli to ramp up COVID tests and make tests mandatory at all entry points to the river island district.
Sarma, who visited Majuli district to assess COVID-19 trend in the district, also directed the authorities to generate mass awareness about the importance of following COVID-19 protocols for containing the spread of the pandemic.
A COVID-19 review meeting was held with the deputy commissioner and other senior officers at Majuli deputy commissioner's office conference hall during which Sarma directed strict implementation of restrictions for containing the pandemic.
The chief minister also took stock of the availability of ICU beds in the district along with oxygen, medicines, health infrastructure etc., in view of the rising number of cases.
Sarma also reviewed the status of implementation of various schemes in Majuli and stressed on ensuring quality of construction and timely completion of ongoing schemes in the district.
He instructed for strengthening vulnerable points of the embankments in the district on war footing ahead of the floods.
Construction of Majuli-Jorhat connecting bridge, status of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, road construction, Ro-Pax ferry service to and from Jorhat, activities of agriculture department also came up for review in the meeting.
The chief minister also looked into matters such as setting up offices of the District Elementary Education Officer (DEEO), making the stay of staff of various government offices in the district compulsory instead of travelling from outside, etc.