Bhopal enters ‘Total Lockdown’, police more stern on violators
| Date :07-Apr-2020 |
A cop keeping a strict vigil during the complete lockdown in State capital on Monday.
Staff Reporter :
State capital went into ‘Total Lockdown’ on Monday which was aimed to grip more firmly the attempts to contain coronavirus which has started to spread rapidly in the past five days. From the midnight of Sunday, ‘Total Lockdown’ was imposed by Collector Tarun Pithode. Except medical stores and dairies/milk parlours, all others shops and establishments were totally shut according to the orders issued. With this Bhopal police doing field duty on roads became sterner on lockdown violators. Earlier, orders of opening of petrol pumps on alternate days have been issued.
For buying medicines and milk people are asked to walk to their nearest shop available and using of private vehicle has been strictly banned and in case failing to comply would attract confiscation of vehicles of people using to commute. One member of the family is allowed to do the buying medicines and milk to maintain less gathering of people. No gathering at the main roads or any other place for any purpose has been banned. People would use to gather at the time of distribution of foods packets which has been banned completely and administration has taken the responsibility of distribution of foods packets.
People who are found on roads even in the imposed lockdown would be booked and jailed. The district administration is discussing to set up quarantine centers at the border of the district which is aimed to contain spreading of infection as this is done by several districts like Morena, Indore, Gwalior. The police and administration officials are making people aware by visiting every nook and corner of the State capital.