DISTRICT MAGISTRATE FORMS COMMITTEE FOR CHECKING OF SHOPS
COMMITTEE TO CHECK WHETHER SHOPKEEPERS FOLLOWING COVID PROTOCOL OR NOT
FIVE TRAINS CARRYING MIGRANTS DEPART FOR DIFFERENT STATES TODAY
Ludhiana, May 10: Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal has informed that five new positive cases have reported in Ludhiana in last 24 hours. He said that a total of 4063 samples have been taken in the district till date, out of which reports of 3542 samples was negative. He informed that out of total positive cases, 131 cases belong to district Ludhiana. He informed that a total of 10 patients have been declared cured till date and at present and six deaths have been reported in the district.
The Deputy Commissioner informed that out of five positive patients today, two persons are residents of Kabir Nagar on Daba Road, while one each from Bhai Himmat Singh Nagar near Dugri, Sundar Nagar Ludhiana and village Kishangarh near Khanna.
District Magistrate Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal informed that a three-member committee has been formed for Ludhiana city, that would hold regular checks of shops, that have been allowed to open during the ongoing curfew/lockdown. The committee comprises of Additional Deputy Commissioner (Khanna), Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law & Order) and SDM Ludhiana (West). This committee would further constitute Police Station/Zone wise sub-committees, who would conduct regular checks of shops. He said that two-day time (till May 12, 2020) is given to the shopkeepers to make necessary arrangements as per the COVID protocol and if any shopkeeper is found not following the protocol, their shops would be closed on the spot and an FIR under section 188 of IPC would be registered against them. In other parts of the district, Sub-Division wise committees would be formed by respective SDMs in consultation with the DSPs.
He further informed that five trains carrying migrants departed for different states from Railway Station, Ludhiana. He said that each train carried around 1200 persons. Today, the trains departed for Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), West Champaran/Bettiah (Bihar), Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh), Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) and Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh). He informed that more such trains would depart for other states in coming days as well.
Mr Agrawal said that every employee of District Administration Ludhiana is working 24X7 to check the spread of COVID 19 in the state, and the situation is completely under control. He urged the residents to stay indoors and follow all directions of the Punjab government if they want to fight COVID 19 pandemic.
