Guwahati News Desk: During the review meeting hold by the Chief Minister of Assam Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday urges officials to use and deploy drone technology in nine districts of the State with the highest positivity rate.
The drones will monitor locations with crowded areas for taking preventive measures. The drones monitor complete activities in the districts to take special measures to eradicate the rising cases.
During the meeting, it was also discussed that officials visit villages to create awareness among the people.
CM Sarma holds a COVID-19 meeting with the officials and instructed for strict monitoring of district borders to stop trespassing as Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police to patrol for effective containment.
As officials to seek the help of gaon burhas to spread awareness against the virus. The officials had decided Hooch manufacturing units to be dismantled to stop the assembly of people.
In the meeting, the COVID-19 situation of Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup Metro, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Sonitpur and Sivasagar reviewed with the State Health and Family Welfare Minister Keshab Mahanta, Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police and another senior official.
In the seven districts, the rising number of COVID-19 cases are currently out of control for which a meeting to be held to discuss the current situation with the district administration which to is held in virtual mode.
During the meeting, it was also said the communication of Railways can’t be stopped like a lot of things are associated with it.
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