NAMSAI, Jun 2:  Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Tuesday chaired a meeting with district administration to take stock of the ongoing Covid-19 situation in the district and deliberate on the roadmap ahead.
He also discussed on issues related and steps to be taken on bringing transformation in agriculture and allied sector through use of innovation and technology, law and order and charting out a future course to uplift the economy when the COVID-19 situation is brought under control.
Mein appealed everyone to remain calm and not to panic as all the cases detected in state are asymptomatic. He said that the returnees who tested positive were at quarantine centres and are being monitored properly. 
He urged the people of state  to take series of precautions and  stick to the advisory issued by the government.
He informed that state government has taken various measures to deal with situation and there was don't need to panic. 
He lauded the effort of the districts administration, COVID-19 frontline workers and the people of the State for their relentless effort to tackle the crisis situation.
Giving a detail on the preparedness of the state government, Mein informed that apart from the two dedicated COVID-19 Hospitals, Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences, Naharlagun and North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicines (NEIFM), Arunachal AYUSH Hospital at Pasighat, Government has set up Intensive Care Units (ICU) in 6 Zonal Hospitals in Tawang, Ziro, Aalo, Pasighat, Tezu and Tirap. He mentioned that across the State, government has established 679 Isolation Facilities and 3303 Quarantine Facilities. 
He stated that the call of the Prime Minister of a self-reliant India offers an opportunity to the State to realize its true potential.
He sought suggestions from district administration and agri/ horti experts, so that the state government can come up with long and short term plans for bringing transformation in agriculture and allied sector through use of innovation and advance technology.
He also underscored on the importance of skill development among youths. He said collective efforts has to be made to engage the returnees in various activities so that they fill up the vacuum created due to exodus of skilled workers to their respective states. DCM media cell

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