Door-to-door delivery in Himachal's Hamirpur; Shimla practises social-distancing

Tribune News Service
Hamirpur, March 28

Door-to-door delivery of essential commodities which began in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur town will now be extended to other urban and municipal areas of the district amid the curfew to combat the coronavirus threat, an official said on Saturday.

On the hand, curfew was relaxed in Shimla. People were seen stepping out to purchase essential commodities, while practicing social distancing

Deputy Commissioner Harikesh Meena said the supply of fruits, milk and vegetables has started arriving in the district from the neighbouring state, Punjab. About 250 quintals of fruit and vegetables reached Hamirpur and about 105 quintals of the essentials in Nadaun on Friday, he added.

Authorities began supplying essential commodities at doorsteps in Hamirpur town on Friday.

Meena said that details of all families along with mobile phone numbers have been collected for door-to-door supply of fruits and vegetables in Hamirpur city.

After receiving the details of demand of vegetables per family a day in advance, house-to-house supply will be ensured from now onwards accordingly, he added.

Meena said at present there are about 10,000 migrant labourers in Hamirpur, who mostly work in the construction sector. 

Solan:

Drivers were offered cooked food by the police in Baddi Industrial area in a bid to maintain social-distancing. 

The area has the biggest truck union of Asia—10,000 vehicles under its fleet.

Though only pharmaceutical units were operational. About 600 material-laden trucks on Friday were leaving the area on a regular basis, and about 700 were entering from Maharashtra and other states.

In the absence of a screening facility for the drivers coming from other states, the area faces a risk of contracting the disease.

Shimla:

Residents by and large maintain social-distancing during curfew relaxation, barring few congested areas.

Crowd was seen gathered at a  sabzi mandi in Shimla.

Himachal Pradesh is currently under the grip of an indefinite curfew since March 24 to check the spread of the coronavirus.

With PTI

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