Chandigarh administration mooted a plan to impose weekend curfew in Tricity
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
With a rising cases of Covid 19 cases in Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, UT Administration has written to Punjab and Haryana asking them to consider a proposal to impose weekend curfews across the Tricity (SAS Nagar / Mohali in Punjab, Chandigarh and Panchkula in Haryana).
Taking initiative, UT adviser Manoj Parida has written to chief secretaries of Punjab and Haryana “to agree to UT’s proposal for curfew in the tri-city during weekend, since weekend curfew only in Chandigarh will not be effective, unless it is simultaneously imposed in Mohali and Panchkula”.
Parida’s letter to chief secretaries of Punjab and Haryana reads: “Keeping in view the sudden increase in the number of covid positive cases, the UT Administration is planning to impose total curfew on weekends from 07:00 PM on Friday to 06:00 AM on Monday. Such curfew will be effective only if it is Imposed in the entire Tricity, which includes Panchkula and Mohall. Your kind consent/opinion is sought on this proposal”.
Latest updates stated that 26 more people were confirmed positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh on Sunday, pushing the tally to 717.
“Chandigarh administration mooted a plan to impose weekend curfew in Tricity. Now it’s Punjab govt and Haryana govt call to take decision on a proposal mooted by UT adviser Manoj Parida” said an official.
July, 20,2020
