Curbs lifted partially from 7 Bapu Dham pockets in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, June 16

Except a few affected blocks, the UT Administration has lifted the restrictions from seven pockets in the buffer zone of Bapu Dham Colony as no Covid-19 cases have been reported from these areas for the past 28 days. Now, only Pocket No. 15 is under the containment zone in the colony.

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UT Adviser Manoj Parida said the issue was examined by a committee, which was of the view that there was no need to continue with the perimeter control in seven pockets of Bapu Dham.

To prevent the spread of the virus, six hotspots in the city were declared as containment zones on May 2. Except Bapu Dham, the restrictions in all other areas have already been removed. For effective implementation of the guidelines to fight the pandemic, Bapu Dham was divided into 20 pockets. As no positive coronavirus cases were reported from some areas for a long time, the perimeter control from 12 pockets of Bapu Dham had already been removed by the Administration.

Unable to come out of their houses for long, residents had held protests for lifting the restrictions from their area. — TNS