KCR additionally spoke to Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who assured him of mandatory provides to the state.
Hyderabad:
Telangana has no plans to impose a lockdown within the state as it can cripple public life in addition to the economic system, Chief Minister Ok Chandrashekhar Rao stated on Thursday.
He additional stated the previous expertise reveals that lockdown just isn’t efficient in controlling COVID-19.
In line with Mr Rao, Telangana is probably the most occurring state, about 25 to 30 lakh migrant labourers are incomes their livelihood within the state and their lives have been ruined throughout the first spell of lockdown in 2020.
“If these individuals (staff) are dislocated as soon as once more it will likely be an enormous loss to the state as Telangana wants an enormous variety of staff throughout the harvesting season. What is going to occur to farmers (in the event that they dont get labourers)? By imposing lockdown, the federal government itself can be creating havoc,” an official launch quoted Mr Rao as saying.
Nonetheless, the state authorities will take preventive measures akin to organising micro degree containment zones wherever the variety of instances are excessive, it famous.
“Retaining in thoughts the previous experiences, the state authorities has determined to not impose lockdown,” it added.
The Chief Minister appealed to individuals to be self disciplined and cling to the COVID-19 guidelines to forestall the unfold of the illness.
In the meantime, Mr Rao spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over telephone in search of the allotted quota of antiviral drug remdesivir to be launched to the state instantly.
Mr Rao stated the state was receiving solely 4,900 injections of remdesivir and the identical must be elevated to 25,000.
He additionally sought to reinforce the oxygen provide to the state to 500 tonnes.
Equally, Telangana makes use of 2 to 2.5 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses per day and the provision of the antidote must be maintained from the Centre accordingly, he stated.
KCR additionally spoke to Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who assured him of mandatory provides to the state.