Intensifying enforcement to curb congregation and unnecessary movement of vehicles and public during lockdown and weekend shutdowns in Twin City Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, Commissionerate police on Saturday directed organisations working in emergency and essential services sectors to submit lists of their employees.
“Many people with their identity cards are found moving on roads unnecessarily on pretext of visiting their workplaces during lockdown and shutdown. To restrict unnecessary movement of people of essential services sectors, we have asked companies/organisations exempted from lockdown restrictions to submit lists of their employees engaged during lockdown to DCPs and issue an authorisation letter to those employees clearly mentioning particular dates of their duty,” said Commissioner of Police Saumendra Priyadarsi.
The office-goers would be allowed on showing of their identity cards and authorisation letters at police check-posts in twin cities, he said. The CP made it clear that no special pass has been issued for any person/organisation for movement on roads during lockdown and weekend shutdowns. However, there are no restrictions on persons visiting hospitals or Covid vaccination centres for inoculation and testing, he stated.