Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday distributed fruits and fruit juices among people in Agartala. The distribution marked the inauguration of ‘Mukhyamantri Corona Pratirodh Abhiyan’. Under this scheme, Vitamin-C enriched fruits and juices including Pineapple and Lemon will be distributed to people across the state for free. This distribution will take place on every Saturday between 12 PM to 4 PM.
The scheme is aimed at boosting immune power among the people of the state to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Vitamin-C helps in strengthening our immune system, thereby helping the body in fighting diseases. Pineapples from Tripura are very famous and get exported worldwide. It also has a GI Tag.
The Chief Minister made the announcement of this scheme on Wednesday. He also informed that the government will buy that the fruits used for this scheme directly from the farmers. Through this arrangement, the Tripura govt aims to benefit the local farmers as well as increase the immunity among the people.
Tripura is currently the second in the number of Covid-19 infections in the Northeast India after Assam. Assam has recently started Corona Counselling Centers across Guwahati.
