Bhopal under complete lockdown
   Date :01-Apr-2020

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Police personnel checking people at the Police Control Room in the State capital on Tuesday. People roaming without any emergency work or situation being checked.
 
Staff Reporter :
 
After several incidents of shutdown violations, failed preventive measures and surging numbers of COVID-19 cases, the Bhopal administration, and senior cops together decided to opt for an absolute lockdown in the city beginning Tuesday. The decision was taken as many people in the city are still not taking the lockdown seriously and not following the instructions properly.
 
Bhopal police have imposed lockdown more firmly and which was witnessed on the roads since Tuesday morning. It was witnessed that in the situation of grave emergency people are still taking the lockdown with negligence in the old and new city areas after which police and administration took strict action imposing the lockdown with strictest measures. During which long bee lines were witnessed at the sealed borders of Bhopal district but several people having an emergency passes were found trapped in these long queues and faced difficulty.
 
ADG rank officer Upendra Jain who is serving for the State capital in the capacity of IG for the second time is aware of the areas which require strict imposing of lockdown as the people are not abiding by the law. As per the new action plan drafted by him and implemented from Tuesday itself, Bhopal city has been divided into four zones which include old and new city, Bairagarh and Kolar. People residing in these areas would not be allowed to move in other zones.
 
A total ban on using four-wheelers and two-wheelers has been imposed and if they are found their licenses would be cancelled and vehicles would be confiscated, he added. IG Bhopal Upendra Jain said that even after these arrangements if people are not going to mend their ways we have Plan B for such violators as these people are not willing to follow instructions which are meant for saving their and their families live only. Most of the by-lanes and service roads in these areas have been barricaded which has been used by people for roaming freely without any important or emergency work. Now those with passes provided from the administration would be allowed to move. On Tuesday, people roaming without any emergency work or situation were checked and their vehicles have been seized.