GUWAHATI, April 6 - Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi took stock of the coronavirus situation in the State at a meeting held with the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police and senior officials of different line departments in the durbar hall of Raj Bhavan today.
The Governor underscored the need of constant surveillance and deployment of dedicated men and materials to mitigate the emergent situation arising out of COVID-19.�
Prof Mukhi observed that though there were no positive cases of novel corona virus till March 30, the attendees of Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin Markaz at Delhi reportedly marked the onset of novel corona virus in the State. Mukhi said that the need of the hour is to sustain the constant surveillance throughout the State to contain and control the pandemic.
Chief Secretary, Kumar Sanjay Krishna informed the Governor that the Health and Family Welfare Department along with all Departments of the government are taking utmost care to come out of the menace.
On being asked about the tea gardens and the tea workers scattered across the State, the Chief Secretary also said that through video conferences and through respective district administrations, the Government is in constant touch with the tea garden management. Moreover, the government is extending the fruits of all welfare services including free rice, dals, sugar etc to the people living in the tea garden areas. He also said that that as per the Central Government orders�the tea gardens will be operationalized with 50 percent employees by maintaining all norms from the 10th�of this month.