Patiala police start drive to counter Covid rumours; DSPs, SHOs to adopt five villages each to sensitise residents

PATIALA: In order to counter the Covid rumours, Patiala police have devised a novel way of adopting five villages each at the level of DSPs and SHOs.
SSP Patiala Vikram Jeet Duggal said that though the rumour mongers were being booked but to make the residents aware of the seriousness of the Coronavirus, a sensitise-campaign has been initiated too. He revealed that the awareness campaign has got an overwhelming response from the community as 98 villages or colonies have resolved to get them tested surpassing all the rumours.
He said that during the fight against pandemic, we were combating all the difficulties coming in the way of the safety of the residents. “On the one hand, we are implementing lockdown and other precautionary measures and on the other hand we are sensitising the people of the rumours that have been spread deliberately by the anti-social elements to stop them from testing and treatment. Amid all these things, it was heartening to note that in just a single day, 98 villages and colonies have passed such resolutions towards extending support to Covid testing and frontline corona warriors in their fight against the pandemic”, said SSP Duggal.
He said that with the encouragement and support coming from the local community, Patiala Police will continue its effort to seek cooperation from the Village Panchayats fighting the Covid collectively. He expressed hope that panchayats and residents welfare associations would definitely continue to extend their cooperation to beat the epidemic.