16 villages declared containment zones in P’kula

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, April 12

As many as 16 villages where Tablighi Jamaat persons had stayed after returning from several states, including Maharashtra and Rajasthan, have been declared containment zones to control the spread of Covid-19.

These villages include Karanpur, Khokra, Jholuwal, Kherawali, Kandiala, Chiken, Meerpur and Bakshiwala.

Various officials, ranging from Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Kumar Ahuja, Civil Surgeon Jasjeet Kaur to the sarpanches of the villages concerned have been asked to carry out the orders of containment. As per the orders, the DC will ensure sufficient deployment of police force to restrict the entry and exit of persons in the containment zones and also by way of nakas to check vehicular movement. The Civil Surgeon will ensure deployment of sufficient number of teams for conducting door-to-door medical screening of persons having flu symptoms.

The sarpanches will make the necessary arrangements for the disposal of solid waste.

The order comes after three Jamaatis, who had returned to Banoi Khuda Baksh in Pinjore block, were found positive for Covid-19.

They were picked by the Health Department from the village and taken to a quarantine facility at Nada Sahib Gurdwara on April 1.