Violence stalls plan to limit Hindpiri containment

Ranchi: The district administration’s plan to reduce the containment zone in Hindpiri came to a halt on Wednesday, after more than 1,000 people assembled near the Control and Command Centre located on the campus of the Gurunanak School here and demanded that the entire Hindpiri area be opened up. Stones were also pelted at a team of the district authorities on Wednesday afternoon.
Talking to TOI, Ranchi DDC Ananya Mittal said: “We have completed a survey of around 3,000 households in the area and will put up barricades as per the new containment map.”
On being asked whether the authorities plan to open up the entire Hindpiri neighbourhood, Mittal said that they have extended the health survey to several other areas and they will take a call based on the findings of the survey. “Areas in which no positive cases have been detected in the last 28 days will be opened up,” she added.
As per reports, the administration has decided to open up Noor Nagar, Nizam Nagar, Purani Ranchi, Mujahid Nagar, Kohinoor Gali, Lake Road and parts of Khet Muhhalla.
Ranchi SSP Anish Gupta said: “We will take strict action against anyone trying to create a law and order issue. We have already identified a few people.”
“When other parts of the city reports a Covid-19 case, the whole area isn’t sealed but Hindpiri was completely sealed soon after positive cases were detected in a specific area,” said Obaidullah Qasmi, a resident of Hindpiri.
Opposition parties blamed the state government for Wednesday’s event and termed that the latter has failed on the law and order front.