COVID-19 crisis: 13,500 volunteers registered in Assam to help people manage mental stress

Around 13,500 persons have
When contacted to know details about the initiatives, Manivannan told PTI: "We have already started the process of inviting applications for volunteers. In few days, around 13,500 persons have registered on our website."
Asked whether the government is anticipating that the COVID-19 crisis will continue for the next six months, Manivannan said, "We do not know how long it will continue. But we are preparing for the long haul."
Commenting on the development, CSC chief executive officer Dinesh Kumar Tyagi said, "Assam will become a model for addressing issues arising out of the coronavirus crisis, at panchayat level and to support citizens."