3 municipal wards in Agartala marked as containment zones
Our Bureau
AGARTALA, May 12 2021: Tripura government declared jurisdictions of three Wards under the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) as containment zones in view of detection of many Covid-19 infected people in these localities.
A senior official of the west Tripura district administration informed that they have completed installing barricades to demarcate containment zones in Ward 5, 21 and 46. Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar earlier issued a memorandum to declare three city localities as containment zones for 10 days.
Senior Minister Ratan Lal Nath who acts as spokesperson of the state government informed that the district administration would provide cost free ration to the households fell within limits of the containment zones while the residents will undergo regular tests.
Meanwhile Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb announced that the consignment of 15000 Covaxin vaccines that reached the state Wednesday will be made available for wage earners, lower category employees and journalists.