Govt. not ignoring Coimbatore, says CM

Govt. not ignoring Coimbatore, says CM

31/05/2021

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin addressing a press meet in Coimbatore on Sunday. S. Siva SaravananSIVA SARAVANAN S

He recalled his statement that the DMK government would work in such a way that people who voted for the party would be happy and those who did not vote would regret it, appreciating its work.

To drive home his point, he said this was his second visit to the district. He had held a video-conference with the Collector, deputed Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma. Subramanian and designated a senior officer as the nodal officer to oversee the implementation of the COVID-19 control measures.

If need be, he would make another visit, he said.

Mr. Stalin said the State had fared better than Kerala and Karnataka, which had reported the highest daily case count of 43,000 and 50,000 as the pandemic peaked. On the other hand, Tamil Nadu had reported the highest of 36,000 cases, the Chief Minister said.

The case count had come down in the last two days in the district as the administration was taking all steps to control the spread of the infection.

The Coimbatore Corporation had 631 areas under quarantine in the city and the district administration had 302 localities in rural areas. The administration had vaccinated three lakh people in the last couple of weeks and lifted samples for RT-PCR testing from 1.7 lakh persons.

In response to a question on the State’s move to take on lease the Integrated Vaccine Complex in Chengalpattu, Mr. Stalin said he was awaiting a response from the Centre.