In a bid to prevent spread of Covid-19, Nabarangpur Collector Ajit Kumar Mishra on Monday declared two-day shutdown in the entire district with effect from Tuesday.
Mishra issued the order following an increase in positive cases in the district in last couple of days.
“In the interest of public health and the containment of spread of Covid 19, shutdown will be imposed in the entire Nabarangpur district with effect from 5 am of July 21 till midnight of July 22,” the order reads.
During this shutdown, all Central and State Government department providing essential services, healthcare, e-commerce companies, home delivery of essential items, and transportation of goods have been exempted from the shutdown restrictions.
“Any person found violating the measures will be liable to be proceeded against as per the provisions of Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides, legal action under Section 188 of IPC and other legal provisions as applicable,” mentioned the order.