Lockdown in Jodhpur & Bharatpur on weekends

Jaipur/Jodhpur: While several parts of the state have reported spike in Covid-19 cases, Jodhpur, Chittorgarh and Bharatpur announced lockdowns on Saturdays and Sundays. In Jodhpur and Bharatpur, lockdown will be imposed every Saturdays and Sundays, while in Chittorgarh, the district administration has kept it only for Sunday.

In Jodhpur, the lockdown will begin from 8.00 pm on Friday and would continue till 6.00 am on Monday.

During this period, entire commutation will remain restricted on the roads except for the persons, associated with essential services comprising government employees in medical, transport, public health and engineering department, telecom and private persons engaged in chemical and other essential industries, food supplies, transport, banks, fuel and medical shops.

The district magistrate Indrajit Singh said that the decision has been taken followed by a meeting with the medical and health department, police and members of trade and business organisations in view to the constantly surging positive cases in Jodhpur.

“The decision has been taken in view of the safety of the citizens and would help in containing the expansion of the virus infection in the city”, Singh said.

In Bharatpur too, similar decision has been taken. “Bharatpur will remain under lockdown on Saturdays and Sundays till further orders. Also, on other five days, the market will be allowed to remain open from 10am to 5pm. However, for industrial, relaxations have been given during lockdown so that it will not affect employment,” said Nathmal Didel, district collector, Bharatpur.

He said that they are also taking strict actions violating social distancing norms and for not wearing masks. “In past 45 days, we have challaned 10,000 people for violating norms,” said Didel.

In Chittorgarh too, lockdown has been imposed in every Sundays. Additional district collector (Chittorgarh) Mukesh Kumar Kalal said, “Lockdown has been announced for Sunday aiming to prevent unnecessary movement of people to prevent spread of the virus.”

Similarly, Barmer administration has also decided to resume a partial lockdown for one week in Barmer and Balotara starting from Friday. For this one week, all those areas with unabated positive cases will remain shut for public movement with food and milk supply to be made available at door step.

Remaining parts of the towns will remain open only from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm and that too with strict compliance of the Covid 19 guidelines.

The Barmer administration has also decided to withdraw the permission of home quarantine for the positive cases and will now be keeping all the positive cases at the Covid Care Centers to ensure that they remain under watch for the entire quarantine period.

Before this, Jalore has practiced one week lockdown in its Bhinmal and Sanchore sub division considering the surging positive cases.