COVID-19 Impact
Chennai: As states ban crackers, Sivakasi workers stare at a dark Deepavali; already reeling under the impact of the pandemic and associated lockdowns, these families are now staring at abject poverty, if the sale of crackers is not up to the mark.
It may be mentioned that the firecracker industry at Sivakasi, which is about 650 kms away from Chennai, is worth almost Rs. 3000 crore and meets nearly 80% of the country’s fireworks requirement. The 1,070 units offer direct employment to nearly 3 lakh people while nearly 5 lakh people are indirectly involved to earn their bread and butter.
State Health Minister C Vijayabaskar today requested people to adhere to the Covid protocols ahead of the festive and winter season. There will be no inter-state buses this year from Tamil Nadu and as many as 9,510 buses will be operated from Chennai to various parts of the State between November 11 and 13 to help commuters during Deepavali.
In the meantime, in Andhra Pradesh, post reopening of schools on November 2, corona cases are coming to light in various parts of the state. Teachers and students in four Zilla Parishad schools in Prakasam district reported infected with the virus.
As students and parents were worried as new cases are being reported all at once, the Commissioner of Education was collecting the details of students and teachers attending the schools for taking necessary measures.
Students’ attendance remains low in West Godavari district, despite the government opening schools taking all precautionary measures as 8 school students in Kamavarapukota zone of East Yedavally and 27 students in Vizianagaram district studying in classes 9 and 10 tested positive for the coronavirus.
– globalbihari bureau
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