Bijapur: Six auto drivers turn rickshaws to ambulance to volunteer during possible 3rd COVID wave
Bijapur: With the objective of extending a helping hand to people suffering from Covid infection, some six auto drivers have come forward to offer service to infected persons by converting their autos into ambulances.
The members of the Mahatma Gandhi Auto Union of the city, have joined hands with an NGO, Non-Formal Education Organisation which has encouraged the auto drivers for the job.
Dastagir Ukkali, one of the functionaries of the union said that these six drivers were given Covid kits that include, masks, sanitizers, and PPE for using it while transporting Covid patients to the hospitals.
The drivers are also trained to use these materials properly before carrying the Covid infected person.
The NGO said that the auto drivers have been prepared for taking patients in the possible third wave which is believed to hit the nation very soon.
In such a situation, a large number of people may get infected from Covid who need vehicle facilities to visit hospitals.
In order to provide service to them, six auto drivers have been prepared by giving them the required training.
Ukkali said that the service will be provided free. Covid infected person or their relative could contact the auto drivers if they need to visit the hospital. The drivers will come to the house and pick the patient.
“ In the second wave of Covid, some five drivers had given the service. This time some six drivers have come forward for the service. A couple of more are showing interest, we are hoping that they will join the cause”, he said.
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West Bengal: EC orders suspension of joint BDO ahead of polls
Kolkata (PTI): The Election Commission on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of a joint block development officer (BDO) in poll-bound West Bengal and directed the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against her.
The poll body, however, did not mention the grounds for the action.
In a letter to the chief secretary of West Bengal, the poll panel said the action against Jyotsna Khatun, the joint BDO of Purba Bardhaman district's Khandaghosh, is based on a recommendation from the chief electoral officer of the state.
"The commission has agreed to the proposal and directs that Jyotsna Khatun be suspended and disciplinary action be initiated against her immediately," the EC stated in its letter to the West Bengal chief secretary.
Khatun had been notified as the Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) for the 259-Khandaghosh Assembly Constituency.
The poll panel has asked authorities to implement the order "with immediate effect" and submit a compliance report by 11 am of Saturday.
The letter also instructed the authorities to urgently propose a replacement for the vacant post.
