The Ranchi district administration on Thursday sealed Hindpiri locality for next 72 hours, after five new cases of coronavirus surfaced. The 72 hours sealing started on 10 AM on Thursday. People’s movement in the area has been restricted at the same time the district administration has issued various emergency helpline numbers in case of need for medical emergency and supply of necessary items, so that people do not face any type of inconvenience. At the same time, the Ranchi District administration has deputed volunteers, so that people of the area can get the necessary items at their homes on phone calls.
Volunteers have been deputed for home delivery supplies of essential commodities in wards Nos. 22 and 23. The deputed volunteers and their phone numbers includes, Santosh William Toppo – 7209179814, Mohammad Shahid – 9431108511, Aftab Alam - 79798724 39, Mohammad Fayaz – 7677972888, Shadab Khan – 9334921231, Mohammad Akbar – 9798615492, Rashid Akhtar – 9708532832, Mohammad Asif – 7992417049, Deepak Kumar Ravi – 8271655340, Rahul Sinha- 9334947541 and Mohammad Tariq- 7004522704.
With five new cases the total number of Covid19 cases in capital has gone up to seven all from HIndpiri area. Interestingly, out of seven cases, six are from same family, while the other case is of Malaysian woman the first case to have surfaced in Jharkhand. Meanwhile, the Ranchi district administration has decided to tighten screw against PDS dealers who are irregular in distribution of food grains under the public distribution system. The Ranchi District administration in this connection on Friday issued a circular. In the same order, FIR has been lodged against a public distribution system shopkeeper on the charge of distributing less ration to the card holders. An FIR has been lodged against the shopkeeper Bharat Kishore Sahu, the public distribution system shop of Tamar block under Ranchi district. The license number of Bharat Kishore Sahu is 18/88, who was allotted Gram Panchayat Pundidiri shop under the public distribution system.
Block Development Officer Tamar investigated the complaint of Antyodaya ration card holders being given less ration. In the investigation, the complaint against the shopkeeper was found correct, after which an FIR was lodged against Bharat Kishore Sahu at the Tamar police station. The district supply officer took immediate action and suspended license of shopkeeper.