A bunch of villagers from Dhabli village of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh showed determination to prevent a Minister, District Magistrate and a former MLA from entering their village on Monday, May 10. The villagers cited increasing cases of COVID-19 in the village and in the country while blocking the entry of the minister as well as his companions.
गत दिवस इंदौर के प्रभारी मंत्री श्री तुलसी सिलावट और कलेक्टर श्री मनीष सिंह जब भ्रमण के दौरान यहाँ पहुँचे तो वे भी इस बैरिकेडिंग को लाँघ नहीं पाए। ग्रामवासियों ने मेरा गाँव कोरोना मुक्त गाँव बनाने के लिए जी जान से जतन किया है। @tulsi_silawat #JantaCurfew #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/3p2DmFFX3e
— Collector Indore (@IndoreCollector) May 10, 2021
On Monday, Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister, Tulsi Silawat, had gone to the village Dhabli along with DM Manish Singh and a former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Rajesh Sonkar on Monday. The residents of the village stopped the entry of the delegation citing “Mera Gaon, Corona Mukt” campaign where the villagers are not allowing any outsider to enter the village, nor anyone in the village to go out of the village.
इंदौर ज़िले के अनेक गांवों में #JantaCurfew को लेकर जागरूकता देखने को मिल रही है। अनेक गावों में ग्रामवासियों ने गाँव से बाहर जाने और अंदर आने पर प्रतिबंध लगा दिया है। सांवेर जनपद के ढाबली गांव में प्रवेश करने वाला रास्ता ग्राम वासियों ने बैरिकेडिंग करके रोका हुआ है। #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/RkPM8DI3Wn
— Collector Indore (@IndoreCollector) May 10, 2021
While reacting to this villagers’ act, the minister said that he is content that villagers are cautious from COVID-19 pandemic, and he is happy that villagers are beware of the situation. He said that their act shows that they are aware of Corona Virus and its impact.
“We are setting up COVID care centres in 313 gram panchayats of Indore. Villagers restricted us from entering the village. This is good as this indicates they have become aware of the spread of this infection.” said Silawat to news agency ANI.
मंत्री श्री सिलावट और कलेक्टर श्री मनीष सिंह ने ग्रामवासियों के इस प्रयास को सराहा और कहाकि ऐसे ही प्रयासों से हम गांवों में कोरोना संक्रमण को रोकने में सफल होंगे।गाँव वालों ने गाँव में अंदर आने वाले रास्ते पर बैरिकेडिंग के साथ ही रंगोली भी बना रखी है।@tulsi_silawat #JantaCurfew pic.twitter.com/RD3mxGkU6C
— Collector Indore (@IndoreCollector) May 10, 2021
The minister also said that his government is running Kill Corona campus to prevent the rapid spread of COVID in the villages. He said that they are distributing medicines and carrying out a wide testing campaign to keep the lethal virus at bay.
“COVID-19 infection is on the rise in rural areas and to prevent this we are running ‘Kill Corona’ campus. Under this, people are being made aware of the infection. We are distributing medicines and testing them under the campaign,” Silawat was quoted as saying in an ANI news report.
