SMC also suspended city bus and Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) services in Covid-19 affected areas of the city from Tuesday itself. “City bus and BRT services have been suspended in Covid-19 affected areas such as Athwa, Rander, Piplod, Adajan, textile market areas and routes which connect schools and colleges in the city. A total of 60 BRT buses and 240 city buses will take off the city roads,” said an SMC official.
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SURAT: In the wake of a rise in Covid-19 cases, the Surat Municipal Corporation on Wednesday issued a notification making seven-day home quarantine mandatory for people travelling to the city from outside Gujarat.
The notification, issued under provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act, said if a person shows any symptom of the viral infection while in quarantine, he should immediately get tested. People coming to Surat city from outside Gujarat will have to undergo mandatory seven-day home quarantine and remain in isolation to prevent others at home from getting infected, the notification said.
Those violating the order will face action under Indian Penal Code Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act and the Disaster Management Act, it stated.
Surat: In wake of the rising number of coronavirus cases in the city the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to impose a slew of curbs like closing down of all public gardens and cutting down on public transport until the situation improves. As many as 300 public transport buses will be taken off the city roads, said an SMC official.
The civic body also closed the Sarthana Nature Park and Zoo for public till further orders in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases in the city.
On Tuesday, after detailed deliberations, the SMC decided to close all public gardens till further notice. The gardens run by the civic body had reopened for the public a few months ago after remaining shut for almost eight months due to Covid-19 imposed lockdown.
Police recovered two bottles of scotch whisky along with beer and wine bottles.
SURAT: Police raided a liquor party late on Tuesday night and arrested 10 people, including three women, who were found drunk at a plot in Althan in Gujarat s Surat.
The accused were booked in Khatodara police station under various sections of Gujarat Prohibition Act.
Police recovered two bottles of scotch whisky along with beer and wine bottles.
Nine mobile phones of the accused and cash, valuables worth Rs 3.68 lakh were also seized.
The accused had gathered at Keshav Party Plot near Pandesara rivulet bridge after a family function.
Surat: With textile markets once again becoming hotspots for Covid-19 infections, the Federation of Surat Textile Traders’ Association (FOSTA) on Tuesday decided to reschedule business timing from 10 am to 7 pm.
According to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials, as many as 80 were from the textile industry in the last two days.
FOSTA has also asked its members above 60 years of age to register for Covid-19 vaccination. The industry body is going to start a vaccination centre where its members can avail the facility.
On Tuesday, Surat city registered 263 Covid-19 cases, the highest in last five months. Athwa zone reported as many as 82 infections. Sources said that the civic body has shut down gaming zones in the city as a precautionary measure.