{"id":9802,"date":"2020-07-27T23:45:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T23:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=9802"},"modified":"2020-07-27T23:45:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T23:45:16","slug":"bengal-cms-new-plan-red-zone-to-be-divided-into-3-no-quick-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=9802","title":{"rendered":"Bengal CM\u2019s new plan: Red zone to be divided into 3, no quick relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"editor\" id=\"storycenterbyline\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/agency\/express-news-service\/\">Express News Service<\/a> | Kolkata |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2020-05-13T14:56:59+05:30\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated: May 13, 2020  2:56:59 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg?w=759\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"759\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"422\"\/><\/span><span class=\"custom-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6372843\" alt=\"Mamata banerjee, Bengal covid cases, Bengal containemtn zones, Mamata Banerjee on covid 19, Bengal corona deaths, Bengal news, Indian express\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg 759w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg?resize=450,250 450w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg?resize=600,334 600w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg?resize=728,405 728w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg?resize=150,83 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6372843\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg\" alt=\"Mamata banerjee, Bengal covid cases, Bengal containemtn zones, Mamata Banerjee on covid 19, Bengal corona deaths, Bengal news, Indian express\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg 759w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg?resize=450,250 450w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg?resize=600,334 600w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg?resize=728,405 728w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/mamata-4.jpg?resize=150,83 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\"\/><\/noscript> Mamata Banerjee said the red zones would be divided into three categories, and added: \u201cSteps would also be taken to restart the 100-day work scheme in the non-containment areas.\u201d (Express photo)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chief Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/mamata-banerjee\">Mamata Banerjee<\/a> on Tuesday underscored the need for a three-month plan to deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/coronavirus\/\">Covid-19<\/a> crisis, and announced that areas in red zones would be soon given more relaxations while the 100-day work scheme would be restarted in non-containment areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t think we will get relief from the Covid-19 crisis anytime soon. We should have a three-month short-term plan in place to tackle the situation,\u201d Banerjee told reporters after a review meeting with state officials.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What happened at PM Modi&#039;s COVID-19 meeting with CMs | PM CM&#039;s Video Conference\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uhgLpUPCJC0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Chief Minister said the red zones would be divided into three categories, and added: \u201cSteps would also be taken to restart the 100-day work scheme in the non-containment areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Banerjee lambasted the Centre\u2019s nationwide lockdown plan, saying people were facing problems because it was \u201cpoorly planned\u201d. Her remark came less than 24 hours after her video conference meeting with Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/narendra-modi\">Narendra Modi<\/a> in which she criticised the Centre for politicising the state\u2019s response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/pandemic-explained-who-novel-coronavirus-covid19-what-is-a-pandemic-6309727\/\">pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She also defended her administration\u2019s decision to set up a death audit panel, which has been disbanded. \u201cAccusations were made against us with regard to the audit panel and comorbidity deaths. Now, the Centre has approved [tallying of] comorbidity deaths, and other states are doing it too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CM said the state\u2019s testing numbers were low because it has only four laboratories. She added that her administration had sought the Centre\u2019s permission to set up more laboratories.<\/p>\n<p>Banerjee said that before every meeting with the Prime Minister she expects the state to receive some central assistance, but always ends up empty-handed. She also reiterated her government\u2019s demand for payment of pending GST dues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not blaming anyone but whenever there is a meeting with the Prime Minister we expect that we will get something [financial aid], but we don\u2019t get anything. The Centre has a banking system, power of tax collection. We collected tax and gave it to the Central government. Centre should give us our dues. But they are not giving that. We are not begging, we just want to get our dues from GST and Central schemes. They are yet to clear our dues of Rs 52,000 crore,\u201d said the Chief Minister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"appstext\"><strong>\ud83d\udce3 <em>The Indian Express is now on Telegram. 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