Tightening noosearound those violating Covid appropriate behavior, a large number of violatorstoday underwent a mandatory Covid-19 test besides the penalty at 16 joint Nakasof Police and health department set up across the district.
Divulging thedetails, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said that the move aimed atinfusing a sense of responsibility among those who don’t adhere to protocolslike wearing masks, maintaining social distance, and spitting, etc. He statedthat all SDMs were asked to personally monitor these special Nakas and ensurethe violators be made to undergo the necessary Covid-19 test besides impositionof the requisite penalty.
The DC added thatthese Nakas were held at Reru Bypass, Maqsudan Chowk (Near Sabzi Mandi), Nangalshama, BSF Chowk, Near Jalandhar heights, Kang Sabhu Naka, Littran, BSNL TowerMehatpur, Police station Mehatpur, Seva Kendra Mehatpur, Uggi Naka/govthospital, T-Point Lohian Khas, Railway Overbridge Shahkot, Salaichan ChowkShahkot, Satluj bridge, and Near civil hospital Phillaur. The Nakas wereequipped with medical staff having Covid-19 testing kits and those not wearingmasks were made to have the test, he added.
The DeputyCommissioner stated that it was our collective responsibility to strictlyfollow the safety precautions to keep all of us from the virus infection. Hefurther added that no laxity in Covid appropriate behavior would be toleratedand any kind of callousness would attract strict action by the enforcementauthorities.
Meanwhile, toensure adequate oxygen supply to level-II, level-III Covid care centers, thedeputy commissioner also appointed nodal officers to check the proper oxygensupply from the private plants. Assistant Commissioner Hardeep Singh and DeputyMedical Commissioner Dr. Jyoti Sharma would be the nodal officers to check anykind of oxygen supply issue if any. He also deployed nodal officers to bridgethe gap between the oxygen plants and all 19 private hospitals rendering theirservices as Covid care facilities. Similarly, nine nodal officers from health,police, and administration were also appointed separately for three privateoxygen plants.
Pointing outfurther, the commissioner of police said that night curfew was being enforcedstrictly in the city and the patrolling parties were doing rounds in variouslocations. He said that as many as 126 special Nakas were set up in the city onSaturday and about 182 traffic challans were issued including 379 violators whowere made to undergo Covid-19 tests along with the penalties.