Prepare for third wave of covid-19: Karnataka CM
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May 10, 2021
Bengaluru, May 10: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday asked his Cabinet colleagues and officials to prepare for the third wave of Covid-19.
During a meeting with ministers and officials on the Covid-19 situation, Yediyurappa said a task force should be constituted to plan for the third wave, according to a statement from his office.
It was on May 1 that the government first announced its plan to prepare for the third wave whose advent has not been ruled out even as the ongoing second wave is raging.
During the meeting, Yediyurappa said patients in emergency should be made available with beds and remdesivir. He also directed officials to monitor the beds in private hospitals. At private medical colleges, steps should be taken urgently to set up oxygen generator plants in a phased manner.
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The doctors said there are chances maybe none of us would survive the third wave. To which Karnataka Minister Katti reverted with an insensitive dialogue.
A controversial statement by Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister Umesh Katti has landed the minister in soup for the second time. He is currently also the minister-in-charge of Bagalkot District.
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Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa appoints six district in-charge ministers
Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa appoints six district in-charge ministers
IANS / Updated: May 3, 2021, 09:54 IST
Bengaluru:
Karnataka Chief Minister
B.S. Yediyurappa on Sunday made a minor reshuffle in the appointment of district in-charge ministers in the state.
In a notification issued by the government, Yediyurappa assigned Deputy
Chief Minister Govind Karjol as the in-charge of the high-profile Belagavi district, despite having four leaders from this district in his Cabinet.
Belagavi assumes significance in state politics as it is the second-largest district after
Bengaluru which sends 18 MLAs to the
state Assembly.
The exercise is seen as one to ensure smooth COVID management in the districts. As per the notification issued by the government, Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol, who holds the Public Works portfolio, will be in charge of Belagavi.
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AAA The State government on Sunday appointed new district in-charge Ministers by making a few fresh appointments and enacting reshuffle for six districts, including Belagavi, Kolar, and Chikkamagaluru, which did not have in-charge Ministers.
The absence of district in-charge Ministers had come under sharp criticism from the Opposition nearly a fortnight ago during the all-party meeting convened by Governor Vajubhai Vala.
Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol has been given the charge of Belagavi district, which had fallen vacant following the resignation of Ramesh Jarkiholi. Incidentally, the district, with among the highest political representation in the State, has four Ministers, of whom none have got the charge. Mr. Karjol is from the neighbouring Bagalkot district.