The Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are now playing a major role in proper execution of the coronavirus-related lockdown in Baleswar district.
They have not only responded to the request of the district Collector to provide essential commodities, mainly potato and rice, to the residents at convenient places but also providing cooked food to roadside people, mainly beggars, in distress.
The administration has shifted the beggars from the railway station and the bus-stand to wedding halls. It has also allowed operation of certain roadside dhabas, eateries and garages at Soro, Sadar, Basta and Jaleswar and alongside the NH for smooth running of trucks carrying essential commodities.
To stop overcrowding in the daily marketplaces, the administration has opened a few sale points at different locations.
According to the CDMO, blood samples of 227 foreign returnees have been tested and health screening was done on 12,183 people who came from outside the State.
Meanwhile, the SP has issued two helpline numbers, 100 and 0678260105, to receive complaints if returnees are avoiding medical tests and to provide support to the needy.
