50% Ajni Rly Colony in Parvati Nagar containment zone

Nagpur: The fears of Ajni Railway Colony have come true. Around 50% of the colony has been notified under Parvati Nagar containment zone.
TOI had on April 2 highlighted how the railways blocked four roads connecting Parvati Nagar with Ajni Railway Colony. The four roads were dug up and Railway Police Force (RPF) personnel were deployed to restrict entry of people and vehicles from Parvati Nagar and adjoining areas into the colony. The move was to prevent spread of Covid-19 in the colony if any case appears in Parvati Nagar and adjoining areas.
However, the railways did not obtain proper permission from Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to block the roads. Also, the railways started to construct a compound wall to block the roads permanently. After TOI’s report, Ajni police warned of action against the railways. The roads were then reopened for people from Parvati Nagar and adjoining areas.
On Tuesday, a youth from Parvati Nagar died, and his samples tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.
Municipal commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has notified containment zone including 50% areas of Ajni Railway Colony, RPF barracks, RPF station, quarters and other houses. Parvati Nagar and adjoining areas are also part of the containment zone, where people will not be allowed to go out, except for emergency services, and those from outside cannot enter this zone.
NMC teams will also conduct door-to-door survey to identify suspected and high-risk patients.
The containment zone has been notified with boundaries at Railway Colony, Maurya Hall at Parvati Nagar, Bauddh Vihar on Rameshwari Road, Trisharan Chowk, Masjid, Hanuman Mandir, Water Tank Railway Colony, Sanjay Kirana and Container Depot compound wall.
This is the 14th containment zone notified in the city. With the latest one, nine zones are in existence — Satranjipura, Mominpura, Gittikhadan, Bairagipura, Shanti Nagar, Dalalpura, Bhaldarpura, Sangam Nagar and Parvati Nagar. Five others — Bajaj Nagar, Khamla, Jaripatka, housing society near Gandhisagar, and Rajiv Gandhi Nagar — were reportedly denotified.