Coronavirus: Seal all sectors in Chandigarh, says UT Adviser Manoj Parida

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 21

UT Adviser Manoj Parida on Tuesday requested the Mayor to ask all Municipal Corporation councillors to lead and help residents to seal Sectors.

"Madam Mayor, please put in a word to all councillors to lead and help residents in sealing colonies/areas/villages till May 3 in coordination with local police," Parida posted on Twitter.

Madam Mayor ,please put in a word to all councillors to lead and help residents in sealing colonies/areas/villages till 3rd May. in coordination with local police.

— Manoj Parida,IAS (@manuparida1) April 21, 2020

Mayor Raj Bala Malik said she is going to ask all councillors to come forward.

"It is required, and we will support the move," she told Chandigarh Tribune.

In a few areas, it has already been started.

Sector 30 has been sealed by the authorities after coronavirus cases were reported here.

In Sector 40 residents have themselves sealed the area. They have been doing thermal checking and using sanitisers on every exit.

A list of these people has been prepared.

A group of residents are keeping a check on all who are entering the sector at different entry points. They are also checking their curfew passes.

Containing ourselves to contain #Corona!!!
Happy that we have set an example & now residents in #Chandigarh are carrying this forward. Today entry/exit points got sealed in village DaduMajra.

Hope we will corner the disease!#ChandigarhFightsCorona @vpsbadnore @manuparida1 pic.twitter.com/BAf8G8mtRS

— Gurbax Rawat (@RawatGurbax) April 20, 2020

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