Srinagar, Sept 24: In view of surge in Covid-19 cases in Srinagar, the administration on Friday imposed 10-day corona curfew in six wards in Srinagar with immediate effect.
District Magistrate Srinagar Mohammad Aijaz Asad in an order issued that there shall be strict Corona Curfew in the areas of Zadibal (SMC ward number 55 Hawal, 56 Alamgari Bazar and 63 Kathi Darwaza and Lal Bazar (SMC ward number 59 Lalbazar, 60 Botshah Mohalla and 61 Umar colony) for a period of ten days starting from today.
He said there shall be a 24-hour complete Corona curfew in the area with no movement of people except for permissible activities only.
All educational institutions, all shopping complexes, Bazars, swimming pools, parks and Zoos shall remained closed.
No social gathering and functions whether indoor or outdoor shall be allowed. The permitted ceiling for marriages shall be restricted to 20 persons only while the gathering for funerals shall be limited to 10 persons only.
The order stated that there will be no ingress and egress of public permitted in these areas except in case of medical emergencies.
The DM asked the Superintendent Engineer of Roads and Buildings to set up barricades in the restricted areas.
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) shall ensure intensive door to door RAT/RTPCR testing in these areas.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar has been asked to ensure strict implementation of the Corona Curfew.
The DM said tehsildar Eidgah shall be the administrator for the Red Zones and all the line departments shall coordinate and cooperate with the administration for effective implementation of the order.
“All essential services including standalone grocery, vegetable, meat and milk shops may function from 0700 hrs to 1100 hrs only. There shall be no restriction on the movement of government officials for attending office duties on production of identity card. The vaccination drive shall not be halted,” added DM Srinagar.