Haryana asks DCs to ensure no migrant worker walks on foot

CHANDIGARH: Haryana government has asked every deputy commissioner (DC) to ensure that no migrant labourer or worker wishing to go to their home states should walk on foot. Rather all such migrant labourers should be counselled and looked after in the relief camps till the time transportation arrangements are made by the concerned district administration.
The directions in this regard were made on Wednesday by the chief secretary Haryana, Keshni Anand Arora while presiding over the meeting of the crisis coordination committee with the DCs and nodal officers appointed for Covid-19, through video conferencing.
She said that till now initiatives taken by the state government for accommodating these migrant labourers have been praised throughout the country and this effort should be taken forward by sending these migrant labourers in a safe and systematic manner to their home places through Shramik trains and special bus services started by state government.
While directing the officers concerned about the monitoring of containment zones, chief secretary said that now proper containment demarcation, contact tracing and clinical management in the containment zones would be the priority.
Raising concern over the mental health of the TB patients, young children, pregnant women and others in vulnerable groups, Chief Secretary said that a proactive approach through telemedicine and e-sanjivini should be taken to help such people to tackle their psychological problems.
The CS further directed that testing of all those coming from overseas and entering Haryana should be done meticulously and only after testing these people should be sent to their respective destinations. Apart from this, screening of people returning on buses should also be done in a systematic manner.