Collector calls for emergency meet as State Capital emerges Covid-19 hotspot
11 Jul 2020 10:55:55
Raipur Collector Dr S Bharathi Dasan along with SSP Ajay Yadav and other officials chairing an emergency meeting on Friday.
Staff Reporter :
RAIPUR,
Distressed and concerned over the spike of Corona positive cases, particularly in state capital emerging as a Covid-19 hotspot in the State, District Collector Dr S Bharati Dasan and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Yadav convened an emergency meeting with senior civil and police officials at District Collectorate on Friday evening. The emergency meeting assumes significance in the light of the rapid increase in the Corona positive cases which reached 602, wherein 278 are active cases.
This sudden jump in COVID-19 cases, which was recorded between July 2 and July 10, rang the ‘alarm bell’ forcing the district administration to convene an emergency meeting. The meeting which was also attended by Commissioner of Raipur Municipal Corporation Saurabh Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of Jila Panchayat Raipur Dr Gaurabh Kumar Singh, Additional Collector Vinit Nandanwar and other officials, discussed about the steps to enforce stern measures aimed at physical distancing compliance, wearing face mask and avoiding uncalled crowd or assembly. Moreover, the meeting also arrived at decision for imposing heavy penalty of Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 against the violators. Most importantly, if the official sources are to be believed, District Collector Dr S Bharathi Dasan has directed SSP Ajay Yadav to ensure total compliance of night curfew by stepping up the night domination exercises.
“Violators of night curfew will have to face strict legal action apart from heavy fine if they are found wandering in the city limits without specific or legitimate purpose,” the sources maintained. The district administration has appealed to people to maintain physical distancing of 6 feet distance at public places for containment of coronavrius. The people have been asked to wear face mask or use ‘gamchha’ in public places. If the people violate the COVID-19 guideline, penalty will be imposed against the violators. Rs 100 penalty will be imposed against the people found without face mask and a similar amount will be fined for spitting at public places. In addition to this, Rs 200 fine per person would be levied for violation of social distancing at the public places.
The traders have been directed to open their shops during the stipulated time period and if they do not follow it, first time Rs 500 penalty will be imposed against the trader and if they violate it for a second time the trader will be imposed a fine of Rs 1000. If the trader is found violating the guideline third time, exemption for operation of the shop will be ended. The medical shops have been also asked to follow the guideline.It is pertinent here to mention that C’garh on Friday recorded 140 corora positive cases including 34 from Raipur.
