Hindustan Times (East UP)

Cops put warning boards outside sealed lanes

Movement in these containmen­t zones will be restricted for 14 days but some respite will be given if no new case surfaces

- HT Correspond­ent allahabad.htdesk@hindustant­imes.com

IT IS WORTH MENTIONING THAT DESPITE BEING SEALED, THE RESIDENTS OF CONTAINMEN­T ZONES OFTEN TRY TO CROSS THE BARRICADIN­G TO GO OUTSIDE.

PRAYAGRAJ : The Prayagraj administra­tion has sealed 149 lanes in different localities of the city till now after a large number of people were tested positive for coronaviru­s there. The movement in these containmen­t zones will be restricted until 14 days but some respite will be given if no new case of Covid-19 appears within the period.

On Friday, officials sealed lanes at Triveni Gas Godown in Teliarganj, Mahaveer Puri, Shivkuti Road, locality around Shivkuti police station, Bakshi Khurd, Pannalal Road, Post

Office crossing in Georgetown, lane near Akhilesh Hospital, SC Basu Road, Kakkad Road, lane near Jamuna Christian College, Sangam Vihar Colony, some lanes in Shahganj, Meerapur, Kareli C Block, Hari Masjid, Azad Nagar, Kasari Masari, Peepal Gali in Naini, Narmedshwa­r Temple and Narayan Das ka Pura in Jhunsi.

Meanwhile, police had to start putting up warning boards at the barricadin­g installed in these sealed lanes. The boards warn the protocol flouters that action will be initiated against them under the Epidemic Act.

It is worth mentioning that despite being sealed, the residents of containmen­t zones often try to cross the barricadin­g to go outside. Some remove the poles and bamboos while at many places they were found broken. The incidents of scuffles between cops and locals over removing barricades have also been reported from Khuldabad, Colonelgan­j and Dhumanganj

areas. Colonelgan­j police have also lodged an FIR against unidentifi­ed persons for breaking the barriers at a containmen­t zone. In the first initiative, Dhumanganj police have put up warning boards outside containmen­t zones to completely restrict movements. SHO Dhumanganj Anupam Sharma said persons on bikes and bicycles often try to cross the barricades. With the help of locals, the warning boards have been put up and violaters will be identified, he added.

 ?? AFP ?? A security guard puts up a notice informing the non-availabili­ty of beds in a private hospital in Prayagraj on Saturday
AFP A security guard puts up a notice informing the non-availabili­ty of beds in a private hospital in Prayagraj on Saturday

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