The Times of India          30.11.2020

Nashik: Following the directive of the central government for stricter implementation of guidelines related to the containment zones, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has instructed the nodal officers across the six divisions to ensure the norms are implemented properly.

There are 638 active containment zones in the city and all of them are residential buildings and individual houses.

The most number of containment zones (126) are in Panchavati division of the NMC, followed by 110 in Nashik West, 108 in Nashik East, 107 in Nashik Road, 101 in Cidco and 86 in Satpur division.

A senior official from the health department of NMC said, “As per the new government guidelines, the stricter implementation of norms is mandatory in containment zones. We have already issued instructions to our nodal officers in this connection.”

“The officials of the respective divisions will ensure the Covid patients do not leave their house. They will also ask the members of the housing societies or apartments to ensure all the norms are followed,” said an official.

“We also want the patients and people from containment zones to strictly follow the norms and restrict their movement. The health department is taking all the safety measures and precautions, but at the same time it is also the responsibility of the citizens to adhere to the Covid safety protocols,” said NMC officials.

Although the second wave of the Covid has been projected by the end of December, citizens should wear masks while moving out, maintain social distancing, wash hands frequently, said the officials.

Moreover, people should not go outside unnecessarily, added the officials.