Arrests for violations, drones to monitor — how Guwahati is ensuring lockdown is a success
Guwahati has recorded more than 1,700 cases. During the lockdown, only pharmacies, hospitals and a few emergency services are allowed to open in the city.
An old man sits across the roadside in Panbazar | Photo: Yimkumla Longkumer | ThePrint
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Guwahati: The Assam government has imposed a 14-day complete lockdown in the Kamrup Metro district from 28 June to 12 July, even as the central authorities have issued guidelines for ‘Unlock 2.0’ — the phased re-opening of activities that had been barred to contain Covid-19’s spread in the country.
Assam has so far registered over 8,500 positive cases, with Guwahati alone recording more than 1,700. In the city, only pharmacies, hospitals and a few emergency services have been allowed to open during the lockdown period.
ThePrint’s Yimkumla Longkumer and Angana Chakrabarti bring you glimpses from the city.
People queuing up outside a milk booth, while maintaining social distancing, in the Fancy Bazar area | Photo: Yimkumla Longkumer | ThePrintThe new lockdown guidelines state that grocery, vegetable stores and meat shops will remain shut, except for milk, baby food and medicines | Photo: Yimkumla Longkumer | ThePrintThe state’s health minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has said that a review meeting will be held after seven days to inspect the situation and whether or not to reopen grocery and other essential commodity stores for the rest of the remaining lockdown days | Photo: Angana Chakrabarti | ThePrintFancy Bazar has been deemed as one of the major hotspots in the city. This is one of the containment zones in the area | Photo: Yimkumla Longkumer | ThePrintA milkman stands next to the sealed containment zone in Fancy Bazar | Photo: Yimkumla Longkumer | ThePrintA deserted view of the Ulubari flyover on G.S. Road | Photo: Yimkumla Longkumer | ThePrintPersonnel from different units, including the CRPF, have been deployed across the city to ensure compliance of the lockdown norms. Drones have also been used to monitor the situation | Photo: Yimkumla Longkumer | ThePrintAround 65 vehicles have been detained, 6 people arrested and 6 cases registered in connection with lockdown violations in Guwahati on 30 June | Photo: Yimkumla Longkumer | ThePrint
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