HYDERABAD: Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has convened the cabinet meeting on June 8 (Tuesday) to take a call on extension of lockdown and relaxation timings in the state.
The state cabinet is likely to extend the relaxation window by a few more hours as Covid-19 cases were showing a downward trend in the state.
Presently, there is a lockdown in the state up to June 9 with a relaxation window for the people betweeen 6am and 1 pm, with an hour’s grace period for them to get back to their homes by 2 pm.
The cabinet would discuss the situation in the state amidst the second wave of the pandemic, its impact on public health, medical and health facilities, agriculture operations and state economy, and take decisions accordingly.
With coronavirus cases showing a downward trend following several measures taken up by the government, the cabinet would discuss the strategy to be adopted and action plan to be put in place department-wise.
The council of ministers would also dwell on the preventive measures to be taken by the medical and health department and its readiness to face the possible third wave of Covid-19 in the state.
The cabinet would also review ongoing irrigation projects, measures to be taken, availability of water for irrigation purposes during the monsoon and other irrigation-related issues.
With the financial assistance under Rythu Bandhu to be extended from June 15 and sowing operations being taken up ahead of the monsoon, the cabinet might take crucial decisions on measures to be taken to control the sale of spurious seeds, availability of fertilisers, pesticides and other agriculture-related issues.