PUNE: The civic administration on Saturday initiated steps to close all internal streets, bylanes and smaller approaches to main roads to restrict the movement of people within the containment areas, a day after district guardian minister Ajit Pawar underlined stricter execution of the lockdown measures till May 17.
Most of the hotspots to remain under the close watch for the next one week are spread in five civic wards — Bhavani Peth, Shivajinagar-Ghole Road, Tadiwala Road, Yerawada-Kalas-Dhanori and Kasba-Vishrambaug.
An official of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) said, “The measures are being taken in old Peth areas and slum pockets that have emerged as Covid-19 hotspots. In some slum pockets and densely populated areas like Tadiwala Road and Kasewadi, people were using smaller approach roads for entry-exit. Also, gathering of people on internal roads was defying the containment initiative. We are looking at plugging all such spots. Every lane, bylane or even a small approach road will be monitored.”
The official said milk and medicine shops would be open within the containment zones. The distribution of grocery kits had started, and people need not come out in search of basic items, he added.
The administration also increased public announcements in the hotspots, telling people to stay at home and wear masks.
The civic administration said it was planning to increase the presence of police in the containment areas. The authorities are exploring the option of taking help of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) at some locations.
Additional municipal commissioner Rubal Agarwal said rigorous contact tracing had been the top priority in the containment zones. People suspected to have been infected were being moved to institutional quarantine after their swab samples were collected, the official said. Every positive case was being monitored closely with tracing of maximum high risk and low risk contacts in minimum possible time, Agarwal said.
The PMC has identified 69 micro-clusters recording the outbreak of coronavirus contagion. These pockets would remain sealed and there would be restriction on the movement of people.
Most of the hotspots to remain under the close watch for the next one week are spread in five civic wards — Bhavani Peth, Shivajinagar-Ghole Road, Tadiwala Road, Yerawada-Kalas-Dhanori and Kasba-Vishrambaug.
An official of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) said, “The measures are being taken in old Peth areas and slum pockets that have emerged as Covid-19 hotspots. In some slum pockets and densely populated areas like Tadiwala Road and Kasewadi, people were using smaller approach roads for entry-exit. Also, gathering of people on internal roads was defying the containment initiative. We are looking at plugging all such spots. Every lane, bylane or even a small approach road will be monitored.”
The official said milk and medicine shops would be open within the containment zones. The distribution of grocery kits had started, and people need not come out in search of basic items, he added.
The administration also increased public announcements in the hotspots, telling people to stay at home and wear masks.
The civic administration said it was planning to increase the presence of police in the containment areas. The authorities are exploring the option of taking help of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) at some locations.
Additional municipal commissioner Rubal Agarwal said rigorous contact tracing had been the top priority in the containment zones. People suspected to have been infected were being moved to institutional quarantine after their swab samples were collected, the official said. Every positive case was being monitored closely with tracing of maximum high risk and low risk contacts in minimum possible time, Agarwal said.
The PMC has identified 69 micro-clusters recording the outbreak of coronavirus contagion. These pockets would remain sealed and there would be restriction on the movement of people.
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