NAGPUR: New Divisional Commissioner of Nagpur revenue division Prajakta Lawangare Varma said that efforts will be taken to bring life to normalcy in division after the Covid-19 pandemic by giving equal priority to non-Covid works.
“The pending and important issues of Nagpur division will be resolved.
Field visit will be my priority,” said Varma, a 2001 batch IAS officer.
It’s her first posting in Vidarbha region, she said.
“There are several challenges in Nagpur division and we have decided to speed up the resolution of important issues along with Covid measures.
Issues of Zudupi forests, Gosekhurd project, backlog of Vidarbha will be addressed,” she said.
Forest and wildlife tourism are the important aspects for the development of Vidarbha region, but man-animal conflict is the major challenge in front of the administration, she mentioned.
The divisional commissioner said that the sero surveillance of Nagpur division will be an important step to know the sero prevalence of the virus and she will raise this issue in meeting with Chief Secretary to be held next week.
While speaking on the new restrictions imposed in the state, she said it was necessary step as the virus behavior is uncertain.
“Any neglect towards the Covid-19 spread can result in deadly third wave.
We have been asked to keep vigil and impose stricter restrictions in case the spread increases in some district or region,” she said.
Time to focus on non-Covid tasks too: Nagpur’s new divisional commissioner
