AP Government made elaborate arrangements for the MPTC / ZPTC votes counting on September 19th

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Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Government has made elaborate arrangements for the counting of votes for MPTC/ZPTC on September 19th as per the High Court judgement. AP CS Adityanath Das interacted with District Collectors, SPs, district Panchayat officers and Zilla Parishad,  Chief Executive officers on Friday via video conferencing from his camp office.

He asserted that Covid – 19 protocols should be followed at all the counting centres. He said that counting staff and agents must be vaccinated. He instructed the District SPs to enforce Section 144 at all the counting centres and ensures foolproof arrangements. He directed them to restrict the gathering of the public in large numbers near the counting centres. The Chief Secretary suggested that the District Collectors and SPs discuss and prepare a plan for the smooth completion of counting.

Besides deploying a district level official to monitor the arrangements at every counting centre, he directed the Collectors to use the services of Joint Collectors. Speaking on the occasion, Principal Secretary (Panchayat Raj and Rural Development) Gopal Krishna Dwivedi said that the State Election Commission and the Panchayat Raj department officials will be ready to clear the doubts related to the counting of votes. He said that a control room related to the counting was being set up at the Panchayat Raj Commissioner’s Office.

Directing the collectors to sanitise all the counting centres adhering to Covid – 19 protocols, Girija Shankar said that counting staff and agents should enter the counting hall wearing masks, face shields and identity cards. State Election Commission Secretary K Kannababu and others were present.

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