In view of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Housing and Urban Development Department has issued several guidelines for regulation of services at Aahaar centres in the State.
In order to slow down the movement of crowd and decongest the Aahaar centres, serving time during day time has been extended from 10 am to 4 pm. People will make a queue at the centres with 1.5-metre distance to be maintained between two individuals. Hand wash facility would be placed outside the centres and people would wash their hands before entry.
For purchasing token for food, beneficiaries would drop money inside the box kept for the purpose to minimise physical contacts. Token counters would be anitised regularly.
Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary G Mathivathnan has issued orders to all Municipal Commissioners and Executive Officers of Municipalities and Notified Area Councils (NACs) in this regard.
Police or Home Guards will be deployed to regulate movement of the crowds at the Aahaar Centres.
If required people may be encouraged to carry the plate with food to outside the Centres for eating and bins may be kept outside for placing the used plates, said the official order.