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.
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