Chandigarh admn postpones decision on tricity weekend curfew, to take fresh view next week

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, July 22

The UT administration has postponed a decision on imposing a weekend curfew across tricity to check the Covid-19 spread.

In a ‘war room’ meeting presided over by Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT Chandigarh, VP Singh Badnore on Wednesday, it was felt that since Mohali and Panchkula have not agreed for a tricity closure on weekend, a fresh view on this issue will be taken in the next week.

The proposal was discussed with doctors, officers, traders associations and political leaders.

UT Adviser Manoj Parida had earlier said there was a view after discussion with doctors that since there was a lack of adequate compliance about social distancing and wearing a face mask, there was no option but to go for a total curfew on weekends in the tricity. It has become unavoidable to break the chain and check the sudden surge in Covid cases in the tricity.

Meanwhile, the Administrator directed that there must be strict implementation of social distancing and mask wearing in all public places.  He also directed screening of persons coming from outside at the borders and strict action against those, who violate curfew orders from 10 pm to 5 pm.