Coronavirus: West Bengal to club containment, buffer zones for stringent lockdown from July 9
Local authorities will try and arrange home delivery of essential commodities for the residents of these areas. However, the state government did not mention how long the fresh spell of the shutdown will last
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FollowKolkata: The West Bengal government on Tuesday decided to expand the areas under lockdown and impose tougher restrictions from July 9 to stem the relentless spike in COVID-19 cases, a senior official said.
The containment zones and buffer zones around them will be clubbed together and constitute a "broad-based" containment zone where total lockdown will be imposed from 5 pm on Thursday.
Local authorities will try and arrange home delivery of essential commodities for the residents of these areas, he said.
"These broader containment zones may be subjected to strict lockdown and all offices, government and private, all non-essential activities, congregations, transportations and all marketing, industrial and trading activities be closed," an order issued by additional chief secretary, home, Alapan Bandyopadhyay said.
It, however, did not mention how long the fresh spell of the shutdown will last.
The current phase of lockdown, in force till July 31, was largely limited to containment zones alone.
Meanwhile, Kolkata city has 33 containment zones, while in neighbouring South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal, there are 155 and 219 such zones, respectively, according to an official data.
The containment zones and buffer zones around them were clubbed together to constitute a "broad-based" containment zone where a total lockdown will be imposed from 5 pm on Thursday, a state government order said on Tuesday.
Ultadanga, Phoolbagan, Kankurgachi, Hudco, Beliaghata, Bhowanipore, Alipore, Bijoygarh, Jadavpur, New Alipore, Kasba, Mukundapur, and Ajaynagar are among the 33 containment zones in Kolkata, the official data showed.
West Bengal has reported a total of 23,837 cases till Tuesday and the contagion has claimed the lives of 804 people.
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