LUCKNOW: As part of preparation for storage of novel coronavirus vaccine, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday directed officials to set up a chain of cold storages in every district of the state.
Chairing the unlock review meeting at his official residence, the CM pitched for a team, comprising chief secretary RK Tewari, additional chief secretary, medical education, Rajneesh Dube, and additional chief secretary, home, Awanish Awasthi, to ensure adequate storage facilities for the vaccine which is expected to arrive anytime next year. On Saturday, the CM had directed officials to raise storage capacity by December 15 to store 2.30 lakh litre of corona vaccine.
Laying stress on strengthening contract tracing and surveillance, Yogi emphasised the need for keeping control over the spread of corona pandemic.
He asked for special focus on districts like Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur and Ayodhya which have been reporting higher caseload.
The CM underlined the need for regular rounds of senior faculty members in Covid hospitals and availability of oxygen and medicines in sufficient quantity.
He also emphasised on strengthening the public address system to make people aware about measures to arrest the spread of pandemic. The CM pressed for more RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests and strengthening of command and control centres.
Additional chief secretary, medical and health, Amit Mohan Prasad said that the recovery rate, at present is 94.58%. He said that the state was having as many as 22,160 active cases. A total 1,950 new cases and 24 deaths were recorded in the state in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Yogi asked the infrastructure and industrial development commissioner Alok Tandon to conduct video conferencing with all districts and assess the situation of employment for labourers. The CM said that the state government was engaging workers in various government schemes. The CM also directed district authorities to increase patrolling and ensure that no road gets blocked because of the farmers’ protest.
Youth meets to focus on jobs generation: The UP government would soon be organising youth entrepreneurship conventions wherein various departments would tell their schemes for employment generation. Additional chief secretary, information, Navneet Sehgal said that banks would also be invited at the convention. He said that the programme is part of the mission rozgar campaign wherein every district would have an employment portal.