Raipur Collector Dr S Bharathi Dasan and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Kumar Yadav on Wednesday urged people in the Chhattisgarh capital to follow lockdown norms and Corona protocol.
The Raipur Administration has extended the lockdown till May 17 morning.
The officers were addressing a meeting of the Revenue, Police and Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) officers here. The Collector and SSP specifically urged traders and their organizations to open only those shops which are exempted. If a market is overcrowded, it will affect the fight against Coronavirus, a press release release said. They said that eight joint teams will visit all the major markets from 6 am on Thursday and ensure that only those shops open which have permission and that too by adhering to social distancing. Action will be taken against shops violating the lockdown norms and such shops will be shut for the next 30 days.
The officers appealed to people not to unnecessarily come out on the streets or markets.