Fresh cards to be issued�for�particular area and specific time
Jamshedpur, April 17: The district administration has cancelled 2,500 vehicle passes and nearly 7,000 passes issued for distribution of foods and other works during lockdown period till May 3. The new passes would only be issued online after applying on the website�www.jamshedpur.nic.in.
� We have found that the passes issued for essential commodities are being misused. This has led to violation of social distancing norms. So have cancelled 2,500 vehicle passes,� said an official.
The administration has started taking efforts for stricter imposition of lockdown and social distancing with a massive exercise of cancelling thousands of passes and starting a survey of vegetable vendors in different city areas to prevent crowding.
� With rising violation of passes, we have decided that henceforth cards issued for distribution of foods for volunteers and social groups would be valid for a particular area and specific time. Those distributing foods in the morning will be allowed passes between 11 am and 3 pm and those having distribution in the evening will be allowed between 6 pm and 10 pm. Card holders caught moving in areas other than that specified in their passes will face legal action for violation of lockdown,� said East Singhbhum deputy commissioner Ravi Shankar Shukla.
The district administration has directed all the social groups and individuals distributing food to poor and needy to submit their area at the earliest in the office of Dhalbhum SDO (Chandan Kumar) for making passes with specific areas and timing.
Special focus is in areas like Sidhgora, Baridih, Agrico, Sakchi, Bistupur, Mango, Kadma, Telco, Burmamines, Jugsalai and Sonari. � We want people to understand the importance of lockdown. With the beginning of second phase of lockdown and in view of prohibitory order under Section 144 of the CrPC the focus is that people remain indoors,� said an official.
Meanwhile, traffic police jointly with city police could be seen vigilant at most of the commercial hubs seeking information from two-wheelers and four-wheelers about their reason for coming on the road.
Though threat of coronavirus is looming large over Kolhan division, but no positive case has been reported so far here. The division that comprises East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Seriakela Kharsawan districts has not seen any positive case of the deadly virus so far.
�Movement of people has been limited to emergency and essential services to contain the possible spread of the coronavirus. In effect, it means citizens cannot come out of their homes and move around in public places unless they have an emergency to explain. We had been requesting and advising people to stay indoors. But for the first time in years, the entire city is witnessing a lockdown and authorities can prosecute those found violating the order,� said an official.
City police have deployed a large force of officers at earmarked crossings to check the movement of vehicles. Multiple teams are patrolling the city to ensure people stay indoors.
