In view of the spike in Covid-19 cases in Talcher, the local administration has declared five areas as containment zones to prevent spread of the virus. The restrictions were imposed for seven days from 6 pm on Wednesday.
The areas coming under containment are Badarjoda gram panchayat, Gobara GP, Jagannathpur GP, Tentoloi GP under Talcher Panchayat Samiti and Ward-12 of Talcher Municipality.
The areas coming under the containment under Talcher Municipality are Central Workshop Colony of MCL, Heavy Water Project Colony of FCI, Jagannathpur Bazar Chhak to Avimanyupur Chhak and TTPS Colony. All the main roads of these areas are seale and concerned police stations are looking after security arrangements. Within the containment period no outsiders are allowed to enter the containment areas and no inmates are also permitted to go outside. Only emergency services like drinking water supply and sanitation, medicine store and other essential services have been exempted.
