Mumbai: Maha s youngest sarpanch keeps his village COVID-19 free; says micro-management is key
Implementation of a five-point programme and inculcating a sense of responsibility among people was the mainstay of various measures undertaken by Ruturaj Deshmukh, the youngest sarpanch in Maharashtra, and his task force to rid their village in Solapur district of coronavirus.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in his virtual address to the people on Sunday had lauded Deshmukh s contribution and appealed to all sarpanchs in the state to draw inspiration in the battle against the pandemic while announcing My Village Corona Free initiative.
The Ghatnevillage of which Deshmukh ((21) is the sarpanch has a population of 1,500. The village had not reported any COVID-19 cases from March 2020 to April 2021.
Talking about the efforts, the sarpanch Ruturaj Deshmukh said he and his team framed a five-point programme involving tracing, testing, treatment, vaccination and adherence to COVID- appropriate behaviour.
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Stepping out akin to inviting third wave, says Maharashtra CM
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced a ‘Corona-free village’ drive to check the spread of COVID-19 in rural areas while noting that the surge in cases in some districts in the rural hinterland was a cause for concern and must be immediately stopped.
He said that the Maharashtra government had decided to extend lockdown-like restrictions in the State till June 15 and recklessly stepping out of homes was akin to giving an invitation to a third wave of the pandemic.
“For some reason, there has been a gradual increase in cases in some districts in the rural parts of the State. If every citizen here resolves to keep his or her home corona-free, then eventually their village, and ultimately the State, will be free of the scourge of the virus. Popatrao Pawar in Hiwre Bazaar, Ruturaj Deshmukh in Mohol, and Komal Karpe from Solapur have made their villages corona-free. If they have been able to manage this,