JAIPUR: Looking at the rising number of Covid cases, district administration has declared 69 micro-containment zones across Jaipur city.
To declare containment zones, public officials have been given the designation of incident commanders of various departments including municipal corporation, JDA have been given these powers by district collector of Jaipur.
Incident commander and deputy commissioner of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC)-Greater Suresh Chaudhary declared some areas of Malviya Nagar zone as micro-containment zones.
The orders were issued on Friday after a few cases came from the area, so that the people who may have come in contact with the patients, are under the micro-containment zone. According to the orders issued, three areas of Jawahar Circle, one area of Malviya Nagar and one of Bajaj Nagar, have been declared as containment zones.
Even in Mansarovar zone, many areas have been declared as micro-containment zones.
As per the order, a few houses in one area are declared as micro-containment zone and now, sampling and testing of each of the residents will be done properly.
The micro-containment zone does not mean complete lockdown but it means testing of each member will be done properly and till then, residents will not be allowed to move. If anyone flouts rules, then action will be taken as per the guidelines.
The areas declared as micro-containment zones include — Panchsheel Enclave in Jhulelal Mandir police station area, Jhulelal Mandir Road Plot No 42 to 90 Sector 11, Shiv Mandir Road Plot No 798 to 850 Sector 11 and Plot No 39 to 47 Panchsheel Enclave.
Similarly, plot number b 49 staff colony MNIT in Malviya Nagar police station area and Bajaj Nagar police station area plot number 106 Saraswati Marg Bajaj.