PM appreciated efforts of Pondy govt to contain spread of coronavirus: CM

Puducherry, Apr 22 () Puducherry Chief Minister VNarayanasamy has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi laudedthe efforts of his government to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Union Territory.

In his daily press briefing on Tuesday, Narayanasamy saidthe Prime Minister contacted him on April 19 over phone toacquaint himself with the status of the coronavirus inPuducherry.

"I told him that there are only three positive casesquarantined in the Indira Gandhi Government Medical collegehospital here.

I detailed the Prime Minister on the sustained stepstaken jointly by Health and other Departments leading to agood record of performance to keep the infection at bay."

The Chief Minister said after listening to him the PrimeMinister said "You (Narayanasamy) are lucky for having veryless number of COVID-19 cases."

Narayanasamy said he had persuaded the PM to earmarkfunds for Puducherry to take on the situation arising out ofthe lockdown here since March 25.

Prime Minister assured that steps would be taken tosanction funds to Puducherry, he said and expressed hope thatthe former would walk the talk.

The Puducherry government had sought Rs 995 crores tomeet the commitments to relieve various sections of sufferingscaused by the lockdown. CORROH ROH