Gumla: A Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) at Bishunpur block in Gumla district – the Asur tribe – is hesitant to take the jab despite the authorities taking great pains to encourage them to get vaccinated. “So far, 31,829 persons in the 18 + group have been vaccinated against the target of 72,522 in the Asur tribe,” Bishunpur BDO Chanda Bhattacharya said.
Polpat Pat, Kujjam, Sakhuwapani and Amtipani, located in Gurdari and Amptipani panchayats of Bishunpur block which form a major part of Netarhat plateau, are the four main habitations of the Asur tribe.
The president of Yuva Jagriti Abhiyan, Polpolpat Vimal Chandra Asur, said that the Asur tribe has a population of 22,000 which is spread across Bishunpur, Chainpur, Ghaghra and Dumri blocks in the district and none of the members have tested positive for Covid-19 so far. He, however, said that fellow tribesmen have started taking the shot as they are motivating them for the same.