Ahmedabad: 5,000-odd people put in containment in Isanpur

AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has declared Samratnagar in Isanpur a micro-containment zone. The locality has 5,000-odd residents and was cordoned off as residents of the area were resisting testing.
Bhavin Solanki, AMC medical health officer, said that there were eight cases in the area and when the teams arrived for checking, there was severe resistance from residents and hence all 10 sectors of Samratnagar were declared a micro-containment zone.
Solanki said the residents, who are from lower income groups, were resisting and once testing was done and not many cases emerged, the area would be opened up again.
A senior officer said that from Wednesday a drive will be taken up in the area and Dhanvantri and Sanjivani raths will also be stationed there to ensure all residents are properly screened.
Several societies with 40 or more houses were declared micro-containment zones on Tuesday. In Kaligam, 44 homes in Block-C of Shantidhan and 40 houses in Madhav Residency in Chanlodia were among those areas put under containment.