Covid effect: Field staff of civic body adopt new ways of public dealing

Charanjit Singh Teja

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 19

Field staff of Municipal Corporation adopted new parameters of public dealing after the Covid-19 outbreak. The estate wing of the MC has been acting strict on the shopkeepers, who have been flouting the Covid-19 protocol.

On the directions of the Local Government Department, the estate office initiated action against commercial establishments and shopkeepers for violating the government directions concerning Covid-19. Additional Chief Secretary, Local Government, Punjab, gave directions to urban bodies to crackdown on shops and commercial establishments violating the prescribed norms for the success of the Mission Fateh campaign of the state government. Officials are on a drive to implement the government orders and also send daily report about actions taken against violators.

Generally, the estate wing officials used to take action against the vendors posing hurdle in traffic movement and seize goods from various shops and commercial establishments, which were illegally displayed. Now, the officials aim at observing the number of persons standing in the shop. They also check the masks, sanitisers and social distancing. They take action in case of violation.

In the past few weeks the estate wing of the MC removed several vends where people seen violating the social distancing norms. Such actions were taken at Lawrence Road, Mall Road, Putaligarh Chowk, Majitha Road, Heritage Street, Bus stand area and Railway station.

Officials of the MC stated that these restrictions are meant to prevent large gatherings of people so that the virus does not spread through human contact.