Some interesting numbers from @myogiadityanath's front page ad today.
1) UP has built/building 5 international airports in the past 4.5 years. 2 intl airports in 70 yrs before that!
Since 2017, 15,246 km of new roads constructed. 14,471 km widened & 925 fly overs/bridges built.
2) Rs.1,866 crore of illegal properties owned by mafia, seized.
Compared to 2016, there is a 70% reduction in dacoity, 69% ⬇ in loot, 29% ⬇ in murders, 35% ⬇ in kidnapping, 52% ⬇ in rapes and 12% reduction in dowry deaths. Clearly Yogi has shown law and order muscle!
So what did PM @narendramodi do so that a billion+ Indians can get vaccinated against COVID19 in 2021 itself?
June 2020: Pledge to GAVI.
June 2020: Tech platform - COWIN.
Aug 2020: Made in India vaccine prep.
Aug 2020: Sets up National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration.
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PM Modi's vaccine preparation, cont'd.
Nov 2020: Modi reviews Corona vaccine strategy.
Nov 2020: Modi reviews cold storage capacity in states.
Nov 2020: Modi visits 3 vaccine makers facilities.
Dec 2020: Modi reviews vaccine rollout logistics with all involved firms.
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PM Modi's vaccine preparation, cont'd.
Jan 2021: Modi reviewed the 2nd nationwide dry run for vaccine rollout and administration.
Jan 2021: Modi launched vaccination for health & front line workers.
Mar 2021: Modi personally took vaccine on the FIRST day of his eligibility!
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1) India's critical medical infra improvement in the past 1 year under @narendramodi era.
For COVID19 treatment:
India had a total of 62,458 oxygen supported beds on April 21, 2020.
India had a total of 2,55,168 oxygen supported beds on April 9, 2021.
A 309% increase in 1 yr!
2) India had 27,360 ICU beds on Apr 21, 2020.
India had 75,867 ICU beds on Apr 9, 2021.
A 177% increase in 1 year.
India had 13,158 ventilators on Apr 21, 2020.
India had 23,618 ventilators on Jan 28, 2021.
A 80% increase in 1 year.
There are more, but for non COVID patients.
3) I know the above increases are still not enough, seeing of COVID 2nd wave deaths, but at least see how improvements. Note, just increasing the devices is not enough. We also need Doctors, Nurses and lab technicians ramped up at a much higher scale. That's the real challenge!
1) Most of us never observed our breathing techniques till we got to see how Corona Virus targets human breathing.
Oxygen, ICU, Ventilator, Remdesivir and everything else point to only 1 thing eventually.. the COVID patient is unable to breath properly as the lungs are affected.
2) What can you do to at least be in a better physical and mental position if the virus hits you in the future?
Develop better breathing techniques that make lungs stronger, and also make you more healthier mentally and physically. You might have a better chance to fight back.
3) One prominent Yogic breathing technique is #Pranayama. It is a collection of breathing routines from ancient India. Then there are very well constructed techniques like the Sudarshan Kriya of @ArtofLiving.
You learn to make your lungs more efficient to oxygenate the body well
1) For 13 months continuously, Maharashtra is in news as the worst performing state when it comes to Corona Virus control. Every single month!
Other states got spikes, panic, reliefs, plateaus etc., but if there is one state that was on the top of COVID cases list, it was MH.
2) Here is a recap:
In April Maharashtra became the first state in India to cross the 1000 COVID cases mark.
By May, MH topped 50,000 mark.
By June, MH overtook China, where the Wuhan origin virus originated.
By July, 3 lakh mark reached. Lockdown was mostly in effect still..
3) By August, politics was in full force, terming Maharashtra as the COVID capital of India.
By Sept, MH crossed the infamous 1 million mark. 25% of India's cases.
Even in October, MH was extending lockdown.
By November, cases were slowing, but still MH was India's chart buster.
1) In @VVani4U newspaper, ace columnist Prem Shekhar gives an interesting timeline in a column titled "Farmer Protest or Chinese 5G battle":
Will give key translation.
5-Jun-2020: The centre promulgated three ordinances for the new farm laws. No big protest anywhere.
2)
15-Jun-2020: Small protest in Tamil Nadu by farmer unions - Viju Krishnan.
9-Jul-2020: Mike Pompeo of US Government praises Reliance Jio of India, as "Clean Telco". USA thrashed Huawei for being "tools of the Communist Party of China surveillance state".
1) Basavaraj is an Engineer. Worked hard to get to manager level. Now he earns ₹21 lakh Rupees per year.
His take home salary is ₹15.75 lakh after paying ₹5,25,000 in taxes to the goverment. On top, he pays indirect taxes like GST, cess..
2) Baljit is a farmer. Worked hard on his big 12.6 hectares farm. He earns ₹15.75 lakhs per year.
Pays ZERO direct income tax. Keeps 100% of his income to himself, while enjoying many benefits from the govt in the form of subsidy, MSP..
Of course pays GST & other indirect tax.
3) Tax Daata Basavaraj who pays most of the expenses of army, irrigation, road building, police, hospitals, schools etc. with his (& company's corporate tax), is viewed with disdain,while Anna daata Baljit who pays only a fraction of tax (GST..), is glorified when blocking roads!