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Humble Bhilwada DM claims collective success

By IndianMandarins- 12 Apr 2020
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Success has many takers while failure is an orphan so is the case with Bhilwara Model which has been so successful in curbing the spread of Covid-19 in a hotspot that even central government has asked other states to replicate its mantra of ruthless containment. However, Bhilwara’s 56-year-old district magistrate Rajendra Bhatt in charge of implementing the plan has been humble enough in giving credit to all and the man who is actually responsible and credited with its conceptualization, is still cautious about declaring victory as yet and work unfinished.

He is of the view that it is too early and there is a need to wait until May 1 to be sure that virus is completely eliminated. Three cycles of isolation, testing and quarantining should be complete before claiming victory.

Bhilwara in Rajasthan had become one of the hotspots of the Covid-19 outbreak with 27 positive cases and two deaths. But strategy adopted by the district administration has ensured that Bhilwara has not registered any new Covid-19 cases in 10 days, and chief secretaries of all states are now seeking to emulate it.

Bhatt claimed the success was no rocket science. District administration got full cooperation from the state government. When the district administration asked to get borders sealed, the government did it immediately. The Epidemic Act was imposed immediately giving the DM all the powers to take over hospitals, hotels, etc. So, it was a joint effort. But Bhatt credits his superiors and subordinates for the joint effort.

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