Roads in Amravati were deserted, visuals show, amid the 7-day lockdown in the city
New Delhi:
Maharashtra s Amravati has been under a week-long lockdown from 8pm on Monday amid a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the city.
The curfew will continue till 6pm on March 1.
Only shops selling essential items will be allowed to remain open from 8am to 3pm everyday for the public.
To implement the lockdown, 2,000 personnel of the Amravati city police and other security forces have been deployed.
The border of the city has been sealed and the main chowks are being strictly monitored by the personnel at all hours of the day, Amravati Police Commissioner Aarti Singh said today.
Maharashtra braces for second war to combat Covid contagion
BMC will also focus on wedding halls, gymkhanas, gymnasiums, clubs, restaurants, cinemas, public gardens, playgrounds, malls
Thursday February 18, 2021 11:05 PM, IANS
Mumbai: Unnerved by the zooming numbers of Covid cases in several parts of Maharashtra, the state government on Thursday announced a series of harsh measures for Mumbai, as well as Akola, Yavatmal and Amravati districts to curb the contagion.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar and other top officials discussed the developing grim situation in the state and issued directions to implement the stern measures immediately.