Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Financial Commissioner (Revenue) Sanjeev Kaushal presided over a meeting with deputy commissioners here to review the progress of implementation of the scheme, an official statement said.
CHANDIGARH: Haryana government has decided to establish control rooms for flood, drought and heat wave at state headquarters and in all districts in the state. The control rooms will remain operational round the clock from June 1 till further orders.
Sharing the details, Sanjeev Kaushal, additional Chief Secretary, department of Revenue and Disaster Management Haryana, said that the control room at state headquarters would be established in New Secretariat Building, Haryana, Sector 17.
The state Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, which has been designated as the nodal department for drought management by the state Executive Committee, would also establish a drought control room at the headquarters. The office would circulate the telephone/fax number, location of control room, and the name and designation of the nodal officer of their department, along with their contact details to all the districts and departments concerned.
Earlier, the state government had announced financial assistance of up to Rs 35,000 to BPL patients. All the BPL families who are not covered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme would be eligible to get this benefit and the deputy commissioner will ensure that this financial assistance scheme reaches the grassroots level, said the Chief Minister while chairing a COVID-19 review meeting with the DCs and administrative secretaries held through video-conference. Giving further details, an official statement said Khattar told the DCs to ensure that every patient who is eligible for this benefit should get it on a priority basis. Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, Health and Home Minister Anil Vij also joined the meeting from Chandigarh and Ambala, respectively.
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Section 144 will be imposed in Haryana amid a sharp rise in COVID cases
Haryana has registered a sharp surge in COVID cases, while the viral infection-related deaths too have witnessed a rise.
Chandigarh: Amid a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, the Haryana government has said that prohibitory orders will be imposed throughout the state. Section 144 to be imposed throughout Haryana, a state government release quoting Home and Health Minister Anil Vij said on Tuesday.
Section 144 of the CrPC prohibits the assembly of four or more people and earlier it was imposed in a few districts in the state, including Gurgaon, Faridabad, Hisar, Panchkula and Sonipat.