New Delhi: A multi-pronged strategy marked by innovative interventions, segmentation of areas for effective administration and strict enforcement helped us to prevent Covid-19 from assuming a critical dimension in our district, said Faridabad Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mr Yashpal Yadav on Wednesday in an interview to Bureaucrats India, the country’s leading news portal dedicated to celebrate the stories of good governance.

“Based on our experience of managing Covid-19 during its first wave, we had armed ourselves with a set of innovative tools to deal with the second wave of Covid-19. We segregated the entire Faridabad into 1327 segments. There was a multi-layered mechanism to monitor the situation. We got in touch with the people in need of any support. All this helped us control Covid-19 quite effectively in the district,” said Mr Yadav while talking to Bureaucrats India during an exclusive conversation.

Talking about the supply of oxygen, Mr Yadav said that there were initial hiccups which were overcome quickly to ensure the people do not face any problems at all. “Through a dedicated portal, we started delivering oxygen directly to the needy. It was a big relief for all of us. There was a sudden panic among people due to sudden surge in the demand of oxygen, which we addressed by putting in place a fine-tuned mechanism to supply oxygen across the district,” Mr Yadav told Bureaucrats India news portal (www.bureaucratsindia.in)  

Elaborating further, he said that Faridabad District administration is well-prepared to meet any future challenges. “During the first and second waves of Covid-19, our team worked very hard. There was complete cooperation from all other stakeholders. Barring a few complaints, hospital management also extended their support in our fight against Covid-19. We are confident that even in the future we will work with the same amount of dedication to emerge victorious against all odds,” he said.

Reflecting about the role of social media during the pandemic, Mr Yadav said: “Social media platforms proved a big tool in checking rumours and fake news. We were in direct touch with the people and communicated with them through different social media platforms. Right kind of information at the right time makes a lot of difference. We are making optimum use of social media in disseminating useful information with the people. Feedback is quite good.” /BI/