Dateline Uttarkashi: Sakshi Negi, resident of Gangori, Uttarkashi is an Ayurvedic Doctor who works in Bangalore. Like many others, she was unable to return home after the pan–India lockdown on account of Covid19. What made staying away from home more heart wrenching this time round was the fact that it was her father’s 55th birthday on the 16th of April.
Unable to be there in person Sakshi did the second best thing. “After exhausting all my resources in Dehradun hunting for the N95 mask and my hometown Uttarkashi. I got in touch with District Magistrate Dr. Ashish Chauhan via Instagram.” She put in a request to the DM requesting him to gift her father Mr. Trepan Singh Negi with a N95 facemask as he worked as Chief Pharmacist in the District Hospital.
The District magistrate did not think twice. He arranged for an N95 mask and without much ado, had it delivered to the gentleman’s home in Gangori. Much surprised and delighted the birthday boy was touched by the gesture of both his daughter and the bureaucrat who took out time to do the needful despite the given circumstances. Trepan Singh spoke to Newspost saying, “I was very touched and surprised by the kind gesture.”
In the meantime, being evaluated by the government on dealing with Covid19 pandemic, the performance of Uttarkashi has been outstanding. District Magistrate Dr. Ashish Chauhan says: “Special precautions have been taken regarding Corona virus infection. More than 5600 people have been screened in the district. There are 4452 persons who have been in home quarantine for 14 days. Samples of 117 suspects have been collected so far in Uttarkashi district. 104 reports have arrived. They are all negative.” With the inter-districts boundaries of the district sealed. Only vehicles carrying essential materials are exempt from the ban on vehicles entering the city, those too after being sanitized.
