Maharashtra govt announces ‘corona-free village’ contest with Rs 50 lakh prize money
Maharashtra govt announces ‘corona-free village’ contest with Rs 50 lakh prize money
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced a ‘corona-free village’ contest to encourage the rural areas of the state to curb the spread of Covid-19. The winning village in each revenue division of the state will get Rs 50 lakh prize money.
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UPDATED: June 2, 2021 18:32 IST
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced a ‘corona-free village’ contest to encourage the rural areas of the state to curb the spread of Covid-19. (Photo: PTI file image for representation)
In order to encourage the local administration in Maharashtra’s villages to take steps to curb the spread of Covid-19, the state government on Wednesday announced a ‘corona-free village’ contest. The winning village in each of the six revenue divisions of the state will get Rs 50 lakh as prize money.
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129 people died of Covid in villages from where farmers have been visiting Kundli and Tikri borders.
New Delhi:
The farmers protests at the Delhi borders have turned into Covid hotspots and are responsible for the spread of the disease in rural areas, the Haryana government has told the Centre. Sources said in detailed reports to the Centre, the state has said over the last month, 129 people died of Covid in villages from where farmers have regularly been visiting Kundli and Tikri borders, where the protest is in its seventh month.
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UPDATED: May 12, 2021 21:19 IST
A family in Uttar Pradesh’s Juggaur village lost both parents to Covid-19 in the span of 24 hours. (Photo: Abhishek Mishra)
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