Ban on chewing gum, pan masala for 3 months in Chandigarh

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, April 6

The UT Administration has imposed a ban on the sale of chewing gum, bubble gum, pan masala and other allied products in the city to prevent the spread of Covid-19 through spitting.

Arun Kumar Gupta, Principal Secretary, Health, said the ban had been imposed for a period of three months and officials had been directed to implement it strictly. Several other states had already banned the sale of chewing gum, bubble gum and other pan masala.

During the daily review meeting, which was presided over by UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore, Adviser Manoj Parida stated that an amount of Rs 5 crore had been received from the Central Government towards Disaster Response Funds.

He also stated that the Union Government had allocated 1,376 MTs of wheat per month for distribution among the beneficiaries.

Deputy Commissioner Mandip Singh Brar informed that 55,630 cooked food packets were distributed among the destitute in various parts of the city yesterday.

Finance Secretary AK Sinha stated that necessary arrangements for payment of wages to labour and salary to government employees had been made. Mobile ATM vans were serving people in various sectors.

Director General of Police Sanjay Beniwal stated that a larger number of vehicles had been seized that were violating the curfew guidelines. The Administrator directed him to take more action on fake news on social media.

The Administrator expressed happiness regarding the arrangements being made and requested the officials to be on alert. He thanked the doctors for continuous recovery of affected patients.

The Administrator also interacted with the Deputy Commissioners of Mohali and Panchkula, Director, PGI, Director, Health Services, and Director Principal, GMCH-32, through videoconferencing.