Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday asked senior officials to ensure door-to-door delivery of essential commodities to people to help them stay indoors for the success of the nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus.
The chief minister gave this instructions in a meeting with senior officials, held to review the situation arising out of the coronavirus pandemic.
"The CM held a meeting with senior officials and reviewed the situation arising out of the coronavirus spread and the countrywide lockdown to stem it.
"He emphasised upon ensuring door-step delivery of essential commodities to people to save them from inconvenience and help them stay indoors," Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Information) Awanish Awasthi told reporters here.
He said the government had pressed into service 12,133 delivery vehicles, including vans, e-rickshaws etc till 3 pm on Wednesday, and more work is on to ensure this.
He said the government is also contemplating to start community kitchen to supply eatables to labourers and poor during the 21-day lockdown, slated to last on April 14.
Elaborating on the government's initiative to check the spread of coronavirus, he said, "Through the CM helpline, over 10,000 village heads were contacted and were advised to keep an eye on any person in the village having travel history abroad. They have been asked to inform health department teams in such situation."
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