UP CM Adityanath reprimands Noida DM for failing to control coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak

The Chief Minister was holding a meeting with the officials of Gautam Buddh Nagar over the COVID-19 situation. Yogi visited Noida to take cognisance of the plight of the migrant workers returning from Delhi.

New Delhi: Noida District Magistrate BN Singh on Monday (March 30) was transferred following a sudden order issued by the state government, which also ordered a departmental probe against him for his reported failure to control the situation amid the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. 

Informing about the development, Chief Secretary RK Tiwari stated that the DM has been transferred with immediate effect, and a departmental probe has also been ordered against him by Alok Tandon. Tiwari said that in the review meeting with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the DM was found to have failed in dispensing his duty efficiently. 

Notably, a new DM Suhas LY will take over the charge of Gautam Buddh Nagar. 

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath earlier held a meeting with the officials of Gautam Buddh Nagar over the COVID-19 situation. The Chief Minister reprimanded the Noida DM for failing to control the situation amid the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. The DM had expressed his unwillingness to continue to work in the district in front of the CM Adityanath. He also sought leave of three months.

The Chief Minister today visited Noida to take cognisance of the plight of the migrant workers returning from Delhi and reviewed the ongoing lockdown situation.

Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister transferred Rs 611 crores directly into the bank accounts of over 27.5 lakh workers of the state enrolled under the MNREGA scheme. This comes in the backdrop of 21-day nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak. 

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said: "I am happy that at a time when the world is affected by the coronavirus epidemic, the Village Development department and State Bank of India are crediting 611 crores to the account of over 27 lakh workers."

The state has so far reported 88 cases, including 14 cured. "Maximum 36 cases have been reported in Gautam Budh Nagar following by Meerut (13). Thus, 50 per cent cases reported in two clusters where containment exercise is underway, UP's Principal Health Secretary AM Prasad told ANI.

Notably, the number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,071 in India on Monday, including 29 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry.