The CRPF on Friday decided to close its headquarters and another office at RK Puram due to unprecedented rise in number of Covid infections and for sanitisation of the entire premises of these two buildings. The offices will remain closed till Monday.
“In view of unprecedented rise in number of Covid-19 positive cases in Directorate General , CRPF and rapid rate of infection in Directorate, the entire building of Directorate General, CGO Complex and all branches located at RK Puram, New Delhi will be sanitised/disinfected on 01/05/2021 g 02/05/2021 as per the protocol and directions of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW).,”reads the order issued on Friday.
The order said the Assistant Commandant (Line) of the Directorate General will ensure that all the indoor areas such as entrance lobbies, corridors, staircases, lift, security guard rooms, office rooms, meeting/conference room, canteen (wet &, dry) should be mopped with disinfectants. For sanitization, the detailed guidelines for disinfecting indoor areas of buildings as per the Union Home Ministry guidelines issued last year will bs followed.
“The Competent Authority has further decided that Directorate General will remain closed on 03/05/2021. All the officers and personal will work from home on 03/05/2021. However, Inspectors General or in his absence the senior most Deputy Inspectors General of the concerned branches may detail any offices/officials to attend office on 03/05/2021 to attend urgent nature and unavoidable office work,” it further said.
The CRPF headquarters at the CGO Complex and its offices in RK Puram will reopen on Tuesday.
The move comes amid raging Covid-19 cases in the national capital, virtually crippling the medicare infrastructure as well as crematoriums in the city.
As many as 18,070 CRPF personnel have contracted Covid-19 disease till now including 161 cases in the last 24 hours. Of this, 16416 personnel have been cured and 94 patients have succumbed to the disease. Presently, 1,560 cases continue to be active in the CRPF ranks.
The Central paramilitary forces have recorded 63,910 cases of coronavirus infection till so far of which 56,849 infected personnel have been cured and suffered 231 casualties. As many as 6,828 cases continue to be active in the various paramilitary forces.