Telangana CS Somesh Kumar holds a tele-conference with district collectors

Hyderabad: As per the directions of the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary Shri Somesh Kumar conducted a teleconference with District Collectors today to review the arrangements for paddy procurement, vaccination of super-spreader categories and supply/availability of seeds and fertilizers.

In view of the expected early arrival of monsoon, District Collectors were directed to expeditiously complete the paddy procurement exercise within next 6 days.  Chief Secretary directed the Collectors to meet the shortage of labour and gunny bags by procuring from the local market. He advised them to ensure sufficient availability of vehicles for transport of paddy and keep a check on unwarranted cuts being imposed by the millers. He also directed the Secretary Civil Supplies to ensure smooth and seamless conduct of procurement operations.
 
The Collectors were further instructed to conduct a detailed review with their District Agriculture Officers and ensure sufficient availability of seeds/fertilizers at the point of sale.
 
With regard to the vaccination drive proposed for super spreader categories, the Collectors were informed to strictly follow the line list and limit vaccination to the categories decided by the Government. Further, they were also directed to carefully ensure administration of only Covishield vaccine to these categories.

The teleconference was attended by SAM Rizvi, Secretary Health, M Raghunandnan Rao, Secretary Agriculture and V Anil Kumar Commissioner Civil Supplies.

CS visits ENT Hospital, Koti:
Somesh Kumar, IAS., Chief Secretary, Govt. of Telangana today visited ENT Hospital along with S.A.M. Rizvi, Secretary, Health, Dr.Ramesh Reddy, Director, Medical Education and interacted with the patients and reviewed with the doctors on surgeries and treatment being given to the Black Fungus patients.As per the directions of Hon’ble Chief Minister K.Chandrashekar Rao, the Chief Secretary paid a visit to the hospital and went around to each ward and enquired about the treatment and well being of the patients.

He assured that Government is taking all necessary measures to extend best treatment to the patients and urged patients not to panic. The Chief Secretary said that ENT Hospital Koti, Hyderabad is identified as the Nodal Hospital for Black Fungus treatment with 250 beds with sufficient facilities, medicines and injections. Every day, this hospital is carrying out 20 surgeries and efforts are being made to increase surgeries. Apart from this the Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital is also being made ready to start treatment. He also informed that present situation is under control and stabilized.
 
S.A.M. Rizvi,IAS., Secretary, Health, Dr.Ramesh Reddy, Director, Medical Education, Gangadhar, OSD to CM, Chandrashekar Reddy,MD, TSMSIDC, Dr.T.Shanker, Superintendent, ENT Koti Hospital and other officials accompanied the Chief Secretary.