Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held telephonic discussions with the Chief Ministers of Bihar, Karnataka, Punjab and Uttarakhand to take stock of the Covid-19 situation in their respective states, said sources.
The Prime Minister spoke with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat separately to get real-time information about the pandemic situation in their states as well as the steps being taken to curtail the spread of the virus.
Assuring Centre’s support in the fight against COVID, PM Modi has interacted with CMs of several states and lieutenant governors of union territories on the pandemic situation there.
The prime minister took details of the availability of ICU beds in hospitals, oxygen supply as well as distribution of Covid vaccines in these four states.
The Chief Ministers briefed the Prime Minister about the recovery rate, corona curfew, temporary covid hospitals, public awareness campaigns, vaccination drive and availability of oxygen plants in their states. They also informed Modi about the measures being taken by them to tackle the raging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Prime Minister also emphasised increasing the rate of vaccination.
In the last four days, the Prime Minister has spoken with 14 Chief Ministers and two Lieutenant Governors to take stock of the efforts being made by the states and union territories to deal with the pandemic.
India recorded 4,03,738 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the tally to 2,22,96,414 and 4,092 deaths, pushing the toll 2,42,362.
PM Modi on Saturday also had a phone conversation with chief ministers of four states, including the worst-affected Maharashtra, to discuss the situation about covid infection in their states, including Madhya Pradesh's Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, to take stock of the COVID-19 situation in their respective states.
On Friday, Modi spoke to the chief ministers of Manipur, Sikkim and Tripura regarding the COVID-19 situation in their states.
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While on Thursday, PM Modi interacted with the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Telangana besides the lieutenant governors of Jammu & Kashmir and Puducherry regarding coronavirus.