Chandigarh: Sec 27C, D sealed following adviser’s call

Areas cordoned off due to their proximity with Sector 30B where four cases of novel coronavirus disease were reported recently

Following the call of Chandigarh adviser Manoj Parida to get councillors and residents to seal high-risk neighbourhoods, Sector 27-C and D were cordoned off due to their proximity with Sector 30B where four cases of novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) were reported recently.

Barricades put up at an entry point in Sector 27B, Chandigarh, on Thursday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Led by local area councillor Devinder Singh Babla, municipal commissioner KK Yadav, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Nilambari Jagadale, sub-divisional magistrate (SDM, east) Sudhanshu Gautam, deputy superintendent of police (DSP, east) Dilsher Singh Chandel and Sector 26 station house officer (SHO) Narinder Patial were also present for the sealing.

(From left) Sector 27 area councillor Devinder Babla using a thermal scanner on municipal commissioner KK Yadav and SSP Nilambari Jagadale during the sealing of Sector 27, Chandigarh, on Thursday.

Babla said the sealing initiative will be also be active during the curfew relaxation hours to keep a check on all outsiders, vendors, delivery boys with proper infrared thermal screening by residents who will wear proper masks and gloves, with police keeping a constant vigil.

Sanitisation being carried out in Sector 27 in Chandigarh on Thursday.