Chandigarh, June 16 : The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare included U.T., Chandigarh in the official list of Red Zone in the country. In Chandigarh, six areas were declared as containment zones.
Now, further orders state that “removal of perimeter control” on all containment zones will be issued.
However, on June 6, Sector 30-B was removed from the containment zone, and on June 8, the remaining six pockets of Bapu Dham Colony and Kachi Colony, Dhanas were removed from the restrictions of perimeter control of Containment Zone/Buffer Zone.
The committee comprising Commissioner Municipal Corporation, District Magistrate, Senior Superintendent of Police, Director Health Services, WHO representative and a considered view emerged that there is no need to further continue perimeter control in following areas of Bapu Dham Colony as per table given below:
The removal of perimeter control from the above areas with the stipulation that regular screening and monitoring of the areas with by medical teams will continue.
Regular sanitization of the areas by Municipal Authorities will be conducted and the residents will be advised to maintain social distancing norms, wear masks and follow hand hygiene.
These orders will come into force with immediate effect.
