Srinagar
Srinagar administration ordered imposition of restrictions on public movement and activities in 88 areas notified as Covid-19 red zones in the district.
The officials said this was done after a sharp spike in positive cases has been reported in the district in the last couple of weeks.
The decision to impose restrictions has been taken after recommendations of experts and is aimed at containing further spread of the Covid-19 disease.
District magistrate Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary while issuing orders in this regard has directed sealing off of all these 88 red zones with strict enforcement of restrictions on public movement and activities of all sorts.
Under these orders, all these areas are being sealed off at all but one entry and exit. The concerned authorities have been directed to disallow all kinds of movement and activities in these areas. No one will be allowed to move in or out of these areas after today evening, read a statement issued by the office of DC Srinagar.
Latest guidelines as notified for management of red zones will be followed in these areas with all respective teams of management and enforcement authorised and equipped with all requisites to implement them in letter and spirit, it said.
The sealing of these areas will as per the maps drawn by the administration. Each red zone will be sealed at 300-500 meters from spots where Covid-19 positive cases have been detected. Entries and exits of all these areas will be manned to ensure strict enforcement of restrictions on movement into and out of them, read the handout further.
Rosters of enforcement officials have been prepared for each of these containment zones and their entries and exits.—KMS
