Tribal-dominated Sukma district of Chhattisgarh had successfully contained the cases of Covid-19 through public awareness. According to the district administration, the situation in the bordering district, Sukma, has never gone out of control even as the cases has fluctuated on several occasions. The coordination and cooperation between the District Administration and the general public helped keep the corona situation under control. Corona check-up was done continuously in the areas, immediate medical arrangements were ensured to positive patients, tracing of persons who came in contact with patients etc. All the work is being done with utmost accuracy. Covid vaccination was also going on at a fast pace. As a result of this readiness of the administration and the general public, not a single person was found Corona infected in 11 gram panchayats of the district.

 

According to the information received from District Panchayat Sukma, total 29 villages of 11 gram panchayats of the district namely Poredam, Gonderas, Golabekur, Jaimer, Kavrakopa, Gondpalli, Chimlipanta, Nagaram, Maraiguda (Ra), Regadgatta and Karigundam, including 2 villages Jaimer and Kavrakopa from Chhindgarh block, 21 villages of Konta block and 6 villages of Sukma block remained out of reach of corona virus during the second wave of corona. The villagers here kept themselves safe with awareness and preventive measures. In order to keep themselves safe, for better management in rural areas, the representatives and villagers kept themselves safe from infection by following awareness and Covid rules. The main reason for not spreading the infection to the village was the awareness and alertness of the villagers, who stopped outsiders from entering their villages.

 

They moved out only when absolutely necessary. People were also motivated not to come out of the houses without masks, to follow physical distance and to get immunised. The villagers were explained the importance of maintaining social distance and wearing masks. They were given entry to the village only after completing the prescribed day, as a result of which the corona infection did not spread to the villages. It is the result of all the measures to prevent infection in these gram panchayats that till now not a single person suffering from corona infection has been found, for which the village representatives and villagers deserve the credit.