In view of the New Year and the threat of a fresh wave of Covid-19, the administration has increased the number of teams conducting Covid-19 tests at picnic spots. The team strength at Dimna Lake has been increased from two to four in view of the heavy rush of picnickers while in other picnic spots two-two additional teams have been engaged.
Revealing about the steps, district civil surgeon RN Jha said that the regular test of samples had dropped considerably during the Puja and festivity till Chhat. However, with the beginning of New Year it is being increased. Tests are being conducted at picnic spots.
Presently, about 1,000 people tend to visit the Dimna lake area every day, but on December 31 and on New Year, thousands of picnickers are expected to visit the place, giving the police administration a tough time. A senior police officer said that they have started a large-scale Covid test at the lake area as a strategy to frustrate the gathering picnickers there. Apart from the Dimna lake area, special security arrangements have been made at Narwa lake in Jadugora and at Burudih Dam in Ghatshila.
The district police have also pressed into service the cops on the motorcycle for patrolling the picturesque Dimna lake area this picnic season. The initiative is aimed at providing better security to the tourists as well as the picnickers who throng to this tourist destination in large numbers around this time.
