Suresh Kumar requests Vijay Bhaskar to supply PPEs to teachers doing survey

Bengaluru: Minister Suresh Kumar wrote a letter to chief secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar on Monday requested him to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for teachers assigned for the health survey of families.

In his letter, Suresh wrote, “Teachers assigned to identify those suffering from ILI, SARI and other illnesses, to prevent them from the risk of contracting COVID-19 should be provided PPE and basic facilities such as transport”

“Areas demarcated to them are far off from their houses. In such a situation, teachers are forced to carry out the census half-hearted and the whole exercise would turn out to be futile,” he added.

The minister also urged Bhaskar to direct district administrations to provide adequate facilities to the teacher volunteers.