Mission Begin Again...

 The *Mission Begin Again* has been given a go-ahead by the Maharashtra Government. The State government issued the necessary order yesterday. The main takeaways of this mission are opening up the hotels/ lodges and removal of inter/intra districts travel restrictions. Consequently, requirement of E-pass has been done away with. Needless to say the above permissions are subject to stringent health and other conditions mentioned in the order primary being maintenance of social distancing and sanitation procedures which are already in vogue.


The Central or for that matter the State Governments could not have anticipated the drastic fallout of lockdown when it began on 25th of March. As compared to other affected countries the precautionary measures were initiated by the central government well in time. A full lockdown was announced on 25th of March which virtually shut up everything barring essential services. The country as the pandemic began was hardly ready to face the same; hospital beds were limited, the health workers were relatively inexperienced and even PPPE kits used by the doctors and other health workers were short in supply. Things appeared as if the country was suddenly taken hostage by an unseen enemy- a virus which started taking  human lives at will spread fear down the spines amongst everyone the rich and the pauper alike. A lockdown with an intention to break the infection chain was thought imperative then as the government did not have much choice. People got locked up on as is where is basis. Coming days witnessed scores of labourers across india walking down highways to reach their homes mostly in villages. The state governments mainly had to bear the brunt to maintain law and order apart from health related protocols which were must.


A timely lockdown slowed down the rate of spread of the virus but it shook the economy of india which already suffered cramps even before the invasion of the deadly Corona virus. While protection of human life was the main priority of the government mere survival became the objective of everyone. It needs to be accepted in no uncertain terms that the government(s) have been successful in their primary goal although the financial conditions dwindled. Today the economy is at tatters as funds are difficult to come. Despite economic measures initiated aggressively at macro level the damage has been too big to be repaired soon. The main damage that has been caused is to the micro and smaller businesses. The chain reaction that has evolved due to stoppage of activities has left a hole too big in the economy. The finances became scarce as taxes dwindled so much so that promised compensation to suffering states could not be meted out. This has been an unprecedented condition which no government could ever envisage. The results consequently have been disastrous. 


But the greatest attribute of life even in such a pandemic is that it moves on. The central government again became the guiding light and the State governments followed the suit. Business establishments that remained closed for months slowly got up from slumber. Standalone shops got opened, other micro and medium businesses slowly started limping back to normal. All these despite untold sufferings and challenges from all possible fronts. All these as life had to win. 


With the travel restrictions coming to an end; with a responsible approach from the public at large india is on its way to recovery-slowly but surely. Even though the  cases of infection is on a rise and the curve doesn’t show signs of flattening the recovery rates have shown improvement beyond expectations. 


An unshakable faith of every citizen and the limitless resilience shown during adversities will certainly propel the country forward. This country which survived scares of untold magnitude in past over centuries will not be found wanting. That’s the belief every right thinking citizen nurture in their innermost being. We shall win for sure. Hope we must.

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  1. "Mission begin again" has explained very nicely. Certainly human being will win this battle successfully against the pathogen.
    Keep it up Das Saheb. 🙏🙏

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  2. Rightly explained. Let life win .

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