Ranchi: Over 6,000 people are expected to turn up at a grand function in Ranchi’s Morhabadi ground on December 29 to mark the second anniversary of the swearing in ceremony of chief minister Hemant Soren and his cabinet amid the looming Omicron threat and rising Covid-19 cases across the state.
District administration sources said cabinet ministers, MLAs from the ruling and opposition parties will also be invited to attend the programme where thousands are likely to attend from Ranchi and 23 other districts .
The event comes at a time when the Centre has sounded an alert to all states to bring back fresh curbs as Covid-19 cases across the country are witnessing a surge. Jharkhand had 316 active cases on Saturday evening, of which 125 active cases have been recorded in Ranchi district alone. On Saturday, 58 new infections were reported statewide, the state health department’s Covid-19 bulletin said.
According to the October 30 guidelines of the state disaster management authority (SDMA), outdoor congregations exceeding 500 people have been prohibited as a preventive measure against mass transmission of Covid virus. “The event will be held by seeking an exemption from the SDMA, which was done during the recent cricket match between India and New Zealand at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi,” an official in Ranchi administration said.
Disaster management minister Banna Gupta did not answer TOI’s calls when contacted.
Ranchi deputy commissioner Chhavi Ranjan and subdivisional officer Deepak Kumar Dubey did not respond to TOI’s calls either when contacted to enquire about the Covid-19 protocols which will be put in place at the venue.
Sources in the chief minister’s office said beneficiaries of various government schemes will be brought in from all the 24 districts. That apart, the government is likely to roll out strategic action for malnutrition alleviation and anemia reduction (SAMAAR), a 1,000-day anemia and malnourishment eradication campaign in the state.
Besides SAMAAR, the Soren government will also roll out a new tourism policy and ink a formal agreement with the Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business for forest products mapping and their market linkages. “That apart, the ongoing ‘government at your doorstep’ function will also conclude at the event,” an official in the CMO said.
District administration sources said cabinet ministers, MLAs from the ruling and opposition parties will also be invited to attend the programme where thousands are likely to attend from Ranchi and 23 other districts .
The event comes at a time when the Centre has sounded an alert to all states to bring back fresh curbs as Covid-19 cases across the country are witnessing a surge. Jharkhand had 316 active cases on Saturday evening, of which 125 active cases have been recorded in Ranchi district alone. On Saturday, 58 new infections were reported statewide, the state health department’s Covid-19 bulletin said.
According to the October 30 guidelines of the state disaster management authority (SDMA), outdoor congregations exceeding 500 people have been prohibited as a preventive measure against mass transmission of Covid virus. “The event will be held by seeking an exemption from the SDMA, which was done during the recent cricket match between India and New Zealand at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi,” an official in Ranchi administration said.
Disaster management minister Banna Gupta did not answer TOI’s calls when contacted.
Ranchi deputy commissioner Chhavi Ranjan and subdivisional officer Deepak Kumar Dubey did not respond to TOI’s calls either when contacted to enquire about the Covid-19 protocols which will be put in place at the venue.
Sources in the chief minister’s office said beneficiaries of various government schemes will be brought in from all the 24 districts. That apart, the government is likely to roll out strategic action for malnutrition alleviation and anemia reduction (SAMAAR), a 1,000-day anemia and malnourishment eradication campaign in the state.
Besides SAMAAR, the Soren government will also roll out a new tourism policy and ink a formal agreement with the Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business for forest products mapping and their market linkages. “That apart, the ongoing ‘government at your doorstep’ function will also conclude at the event,” an official in the CMO said.
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