Barpeta, 27 June: Chief
Secretary, Government of Assam, Jishnu Barua today asked the Barpeta district
administration to adopt a “targeted approach” towards vaccination where all
frontline workers and persons coming in contact with masses are accorded
priority. Barua was in Barpeta today to chair a review meeting at Deputy
Commissioner’s Conference Hall, where he took stock of the current Covid and
flood scenario of the district. Highlighting on testing and vaccination as the
only two ways of controlling the Covid pandemic, Barua said the administration
needed to have a “vision plan” and “roadmap” in prioritising vaccination for
those category of persons who were the most vulnerable. He stressed on the
immediate need to vaccinate all Anganwadi workers and helpers in the district
and persons working in Child Care Centres. He also asked the health department
to ramp up vaccination in tea garden areas. "The renunciation of those
Anganbadi worker-helper and Asha worker-Supervisors who have not taken vaccine
without any genuine reason, may be stoped for time being," he said. “You
will have to have a vision plan and roadmap for vaccination. Firstly,
categorise people on the basis of vulnerability and have a targeted approach in
vaccinating those who were the most vulnerable. Those who come in contact with
masses, like Health Workers, Police, Anganwaadi workers, should be accorded
priority; otherwise they might end up as super-spreaders,” said Mr. Barua.
Refusing covid vaccine by govt servant will take seriously by govt. he said, as
informed by Bikash Sarma, DIPRO, Barpeta. With regards to testing, Barua instructed
the health department to scale-up RTPCR testing in the district. He also
stressed on the need for strict and compulsory testing of passengers arriving
by trains in the district. He also further reviewed the availability of beds
and oxygen cylinders in hospitals and Covid Care Centres (CCCs).Reviewing the
flood situation in the district, Barua asked the administration to ensure
social distancing was adhered to in relief camps. He said, if need be; more
relief camps should be readied this time around in the district in view of the
Covid pandemic. He also instructed the administration to guarantee that
flood-affected people get required and adequate relief material. Today’ meeting
was also attended by Partha Mazamder, Secratary, Social welfare department, Tej
Prasad Bhusal, DC, Barpeta, Diganta Das, DDC, Manoj Sikaria, CEO, Zila
Parishad, Amithabh Singa, SP, all Additional Deputy Commissioners, and officers
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