A policeman gets the dhabas and shops closed during night lockdown in Sector 28, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 20
To prevent mass gatherings, the UT Administration has decided to impose lockdown on the occasion of Ram Navami on Wednesday.
The decision was taken in a high-level meeting chaired by UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore here this evening.
The Punjab Government had already announced the lockdown in Mohali on Wednesday to prevent mass gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, the Panchkula administration has refused to impose a lockdown.
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