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Telecom disruption will hurt economy, CM Amarinder Singh says in appeal
At least two farmer bodies, Friday said disconnecting power to mobile towers was never on their agenda and that they had only given calls to boycott Reliance stores and products. Updated: December 26, 2020 2:33:28 am
Amarinder s appeal came in the wake of a request from the Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA), a registered body of telecom infrastructure providers.
Amid reports that farmers were disconnecting power supply to Jio mobile towers in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Friday appealed to them to not inconvenience the general public with such actions.
Pointing out that telecom connectivity had become even more critical for people amid the Covid-19pandemic, Amarinder said the farmers should show the same discipline and sense of responsibility which they had been exercising during their protest at the Delhi border, which completed one month,
Vaccine rollout: Punjab sets up 729 cold chain points
At a virtual meeting on Covid situation, the CM Amarinder singh reviewed the state’s readiness for the vaccine rollout in terms of database of priority lists; infrastructure for cold chain management; identification and training of vaccinators, etc. December 11, 2020 11:22:56 pm
In line with the central government’s guidelines, data of about 1.25 lakh healthcare workers (government and private) has been compiled by the state government for the first phase of vaccination.
As Punjab gears up for the vaccine roll out with with a total of 729 cold chain points, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Friday directed the Health Department to incorporate the results of the second sero survey in the state’s strategy so that the high-risk population is covered first.