Decision on unlock in Dakshina Kannada to be taken on Saturday, says DC KV Rajendra
Mangaluru: “Covid positive cases have not increased in the Dakshina Kannada District. Instead, a fluctuation has been observed in this regard in the recent one-week period. More importantly than that, the RTPCR Test that used to conduct in the range from 3 to 4 thousand tests in the past have seen a steady increase recently”, D.K. District Commissioner Dr. Rajendra K. V. informed.
He spoke at the inaugural event held at City’s Mangalore University, commencing operation of the mobile vaccination centres under the joint cooperation of Indian Red Cross D.K District, Rotary Mangaluru, and Bank of Baroda. The mobile vaccination centres will be operated by health workers who will visit the homes of the disabled in the district.
“People need not be alarmed that the positive cases are on the rise. Friday alone, 11 thousand RT PCR tests were conducted in the district. Therefore we are observing the rise in the percentage of positive cases. While the percentage last week was 18%, this week it has decreased to 9%”, he said.
“On behalf of the D.K district administration, Red Cross has undertaken a program to vaccinate KSRTC, private bus drivers on a priority basis. The D.K District Red Cross is conducting every event in a very efficient manner. It has also conducted vaccination drives for the NRIs in an excellent manner. After that, they have also created more effective programs to provide vaccination to all, and measures are being taken in this regard”, DC Dr. Rajendra K.V informed.
“The Mobile Vaccination Centres will conduct phase-by-phase operations based on pre-registrations and cover regions where more than 10 patients exist who are bed-ridden due to long-term illnesses, immobile due to old age, and endo prone”, he said.
Bank of Baroda DGM Gayatri said, “In cooperation with District Administration Red Cross and Rotary Clubs, Bank of Baroda is proud to be participating in the home visit vaccination program undertaken to vaccinate the disabled.”
“A program to vaccinate the NRIs has already been conducted by the District Administration. Today, auto-rickshaw and bus drivers are being vaccinated. More importantly, the program to vaccinate the disabled through mobile vaccination centres has now been commenced. Efforts will be made to carry out this operation in a phase-by-phase manner throughout the district”, Red Cross District President Shantharam Shetty informed.
Decision about lockdown lift to be taken today (Saturday)
In order to lift lockdown in the district, people’s cooperation very important. It is crucial that they maintain social distancing, wear masks, avoid gathering in large groups and take these preventive measures, and uphold the corona guidelines. Today (June 19), 12 in the afternoon, people’s representatives and CM will discuss lifting the lockdown via a video conference and take a decision.
-Dr. Rajendra K. V., District Commissioner, D.K
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
