Health department to take steps to tackle Covid spread in tea gardens: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma health Department would take step to address the COVID cases in the tea garden areas so that operations in the tea gardens do not suffer.

He held a meeting with the representatives of the Central Committee of Assam Tea Tribe Association and discussed several issues confronting the tea tribe community including intensifying vaccination drives in tea garden areas.

Taking views on the number of COVID cases in the tea garden areas, Chief Minister Sarma said that steps will be taken to step up for testing and vaccinations. He said that Health Department would take step to address the COVID cases in the tea garden areas so that operations in the tea gardens do not suffer.


He also stated that State government has already initiated measures to help the people confined in the containment zones in the tea garden areas. He also said that his government has issued instructions to all the DCs to stand by the people in the containment zones and help them.

The meeting also discussed issues related to enhancement of wages of tea workers. Sarma also assured the delegation that his government will take steps to solve all problems related to the people belonging to tea community in general and students in particular. The meeting also discussed reservation of seats in medical colleges for tea tribe students.