The 21 days Lockdown

The 21 days Lockdown

An unprecedented step taken by any Government to locking down a country of a billion.
So its 2 days now. Here are few things, that we are seeing around us.

1. Limited hour sabji mandi

2. Playing indoor games with family

3. Watching news continuously 

4. People, walking towards their home which is hundreds of mile away.

5. Sanitation 

6. Vacant places 

7. Unnecessary panic

8. we can celebrate any thing.

9. Social Distancing 

  

10. continuous hand wash

What would be the possible positive impact of this lockdown 

1.Cut the transmission chain of the Virus.

2. Flatten the curve 

3. Proper identification of active cases by increasing testing capacity 

4. Possibilities of arriving an effective drug.

5. Having sufficient food availability ( thanks to FCI)

But there are major serious concern 

1. People are rushing out to buy essential commodities.

2. Instance of mindless discrimination. they are Indians thou 

3. Hardest hit are the millions of daily wage earners, the self employed and small business.

4. Moving towards the great Depression type recession.

5. Share market turmoil.

Step taken by Indian Government

1. Announced 1.7 lakh crore relief package for poor. Covering farmer, MGNREGA workers, senior citizen

2. Loan repayment holiday for MSMEs.

3. States are also announcing very innovative Scheme to mitigate panic like free grains to poors, free home delivery, cash transfer etc.

4. helplines 

5. Increasing and improving health infrastructure.

People's Participation  

1. NGOs 

2. Medical workers

3. Police 

4. Volunteers 

5. Sanitation workers

It is just beginning of a long war. A war against an enemy who can present anywhere and currently invincible. We should play are role honestly. We might not have world class medical infrastructure, we might not a develop country but we shall overcome because we are Indians.