Goa: Agarwada enters week-long shutdown

MAPUSA: The Agarwada-Chopdem panchayat, on the other side of the Siolim-Chopdem bridge in Pernem taluka, on Saturday decided to go in for a self-imposed seven-day shutdown.
The panchayat issued a notice stating that a decision has been taken by the body under the Epidemic Act to go in for a complete lockdown in its jurisdiction from June 15 to 21 as a preventive measure.
The notice also states that all shops in the village will remain closed, with the exception of pharmacies, banks, cooperative societies, government offices, dairies and medical clinics. Shopkeepers or others found violating the lockdown will be fined Rs 5,000 by the panchayat, the notice states.
Sarpanch Pramod Gaonkar said that although no Covid-19 cases had so far been detected in the village, the decision was taken as a precautionary measure. The panchayat body held a joint meeting with the village development committee and villagers where a unanimous decision was taken, Gaonkar said.
It may be recalled that Paliem, which borders Maharashtra, had gone in for five-day lockdown from June 10 after a resident tested positive for the virus.