An effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 during the Mahakumbh 2021 fair scheduled to begin next year in Haridwar, teachers of government schools have been trained to generate awareness and sensitize locals, pilgrims on how to stay safe from the deadly virus. The government officials informed that over 30 government school teachers from the district have already been trained to be a corona warrior under the guidance of Haridwar chief medical officer.
These teachers will further be deployed to spread awareness in Haridwar city and suburban areas to priests and saints in temples, ashrams, dharmashalas, traders, rickshaw pullers, and auto-drivers. Anand Bharadwaj, chief education officer of Haridwar district said, “Under the supervision of chief medical officer, Haridwar, the selected teachers have been trained regarding the do’s, don’t, identification of Covid-19 symptoms, asymptomatic factors, home isolation procedure and how to follow Covid-19 appropriate behaviour like wearing masks and maintaining distance. These teachers will act as our ‘Kumbh corona warriors’.”
The district administration has planned to keep the services of these trained teachers till the final months of Mahakumbh fair in March-April, 2021. Trader associations, priests’ community, transport associations and hotel associations have welcomed this Kumbh-oriented Covid-19 safety training module by the government. Sanjay Chopra, president of Small-scale Traders Association said, “We aim to contain the spread of Covid-19 during Mahakumbh, and we are willing to cooperate with the district administration in any capacity.”
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