Srinagar: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi today showered praises on two women Sarpanchs of J&K
and a MC President for their earnestness and dedication towards Corona control
measures in their respective areas.
In his address, the PM said
that the rural masses have shown the way to entire nation in the prevailing
corona crisis. He said instances of villagers’ making continuous efforts in the
fight against Corona Virus are pouring in from all over the Country.
Recounting the achievements of
the elected representatives of Jammu and Kashmir, the PM said that it has been
learnt that the Sarpanch of Trewa Gram Panchayat, in Jammu, Smt Balbir Kour has
established a 30 bed quarantine centre in the Panchayat Ghar with the facility
of adequate water supply inside and on the way leading to the centre. He said
that the Sarpanch is making painstaking efforts to ensure sanitization of the
centre and adjoining areas by personally carrying out spraying along with other
volunteers with a big Tank mounted on her back.
The PM also mentioned about
the Woman Sarpanch Zatoona Begum Ji of Panchyat Chontliwar, Ganderbal, who
along with other PRIs, decided to join the fight against CoronaVirus and at the
same time created earning opportunities for the locals hit by the
pandemic. “She distributed free masks
and ration in the entire area and provided seed and apple saplings to save the
local farmers from any difficulty” the PM said.
Narrating further, the PM also
mention the good work of Municipal Committee president of Anantnag, Shri
Mohammad Iqbal towards Covid Control measures. He said Shri Iqbal required a
Sprayer for sanitization of his area. “And when he came to know that it can be
procured from other city at Rs 6 Lakh, he made his own machine costing just Rs
fifty thousand” the PM said.
He said there are numerous
such inspiring instances pouring in from across the country.
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