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Ballari, one of the worst-hit by COVID-19 in the State with a high number of positive cases and deaths, has something positive to cheer for. As per information provided by Ballari Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer K.R. Nandini, 330 of the total 1,038 villages in the district continue to be safe from the pandemic.
“There are 1,038 villages that fall under 237 gram panchayats across the 11 taluks in undivided Ballari district and 330 of them have not reported a single case so far,” Ms. Nandini said. The remaining 708 villages together have reported 12,042 positive cases and 7,032 people have recovered from the infection, she added. There are 5,010 active cases in rural areas as on Tuesday.
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Ballari district administration to use funds available under District Mineral Foundation to expand health infrastructure
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Minister for Infrastructure Development and district in-charge B.S. Anand Singh addressing a review meeting in Ballari on Monday. | Photo Credit:
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Ballari district administration to use funds available under District Mineral Foundation to expand health infrastructure
Pointing to the funds available under District Mineral Foundation (DMF) lying with the district administration in Ballari, Minister for Infrastructure Development, Haj and Wakf and district in-charge B.S. Anand Singh has said that there is no dearth of funds for tackling COVID-19.
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He says it will make use of funds from District Mineral Foundation
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Minister for Infrastructure Development Anand Singh addressing at a review meeting in Ballari on Monday. | Photo Credit:
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He says it will make use of funds from District Mineral Foundation
Pointing to the huge cash reserves of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) lying with the district administration in Ballari, Minister for Infrastructure Development, Haj and Wakf Anand Singh, who is also the district in-charge Minister, said that there was no dearth of funds for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.
The administration had, a few weeks ago, resolved to use the DMF funds, which was accumulated from the contributions of the mining companies and originally meant for taking up development and rehabilitation activities in mining-affected areas, for COVID-19 containment activities including the expansion of healthcare facilities in the district.
Rural health workers in Ballari district who were deputed to Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) for treating COVID-19 patients have expressed discontentment by stating that they were de