The district administration Gurugram has increased the number of containment zones from 6 to 24 in three blocks of the city on Thursday. The list has been prepared on the basis of COVID-19 cases received from these areas.
A number of 11 zones fall under the Sohna block which includes Gehlot Vihar, Javed Colony, Pahar Colony, Nut Colony, ITI Colony, Mohalla Bhood Para, Mohalla Thakurwara, Tripat Colony, Shiv Kund, Bhagat Wada and Raipur village.
While Gurugram has 10 zones including Fazilpur Jharsa village, Sector-39, Devi Lal Colony and Sun City in Sector-54 from Gurugram block were already in the list. Moreover, Jharsa Village, Sector-47, Sarhaul village, Tyagiwara Badshahpur (RR Colony, Loharwada, Bada Bazar, Tyagiwara 2), Meghdoot apartments, Sector-10A and Om Nagar has been added to the list in Gurugram block.
Pataudi has three areas on the list. While ward number 11 was already in the list, Ganpati Vatika and ward number 14 have been added to the list, said a district administration official.
Of the four blocks in the district —Sohna, Pataudi, Gurugram and Farukkhnagar—coronavirus cases have been reported from all blocks except for Farukknagar. At least 15 cases have been reported from Sohna, seven from Pataudi and over 25 cases from Gurugram city. Of the 47 cases, 35 have recovered and 12 are undergoing treatment.
Amit Khatri, deputy commissioner, Gurugram, in a statement said that the new containment zones will be sealed by the Gurugram police which restricting the entry and exit points to the areas with barricades.
The sub-divisional magistrates of the blocks have been appointed as the supervising officers to monitor the containment efforts in their respective areas. The status of the containment zones will be reviewed after five days.
“As per the direction of the district magistrate, SDM of the blocks are in charge of these zones and duty magistrate also appointed to look after violations followed by necessary legal action. We have started a fresh door to door thermal screening. Houses, parks and public places will be also sanitized under the de-containment zones The status of the containment zones will be reviewed after five days,” said Dr Jaswant Singh Punia, chief medical officer (CMO), Gurugram.