Fest time: BBMP Revamps Team to enforce Covid rules

Bengaluru: With a large festival in the corner, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanaagara Palike (BBMP) has added and changed his team to enforce the Covid-19 protocol.
Marshals will be accompanied by the homeseguards, while the volunteer of civil defense will be placed on the market to ensure people follow the behavior of covidals from social distance, wearing masks and hand hygiene.
Gaurav Gupta, head of the BBMP commissioner, said additional safety measures would be taken in the days to come.
Urgent residents to follow the appropriate behavior of Covid, he said there was no process that must be held for any festival.
“We’ve seen what happened when we let our slaughter down,” Gupta said.
“Residents must enjoy the celebration but also keep in mind that they must always wear masks, maintain social distance and try to avoid crowded areas.” BBMP Health Officers have been ordered to spread awareness about preventive measures mandated by their headquarters among the public, vendors and traders on festival days and the day before that.
They must use a public address system to spread awareness about behavior that is in accordance with Covid, while Marshal must use a patrol vehicle provided at the zonal level to instruct people in the appropriate behavior.
The fine of RS 250 per head will be collected at them – both public and traders – do not wear masks on the market below the border of BBMP.
GUP-TA has instructed marshals and senior and junior health inspectors to ensure social distance always maintained on the market.
If they are in that place, it is mandatory for shop owners, restaurants and malls and their staff to take at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
They also have to make sure their customers keep social distance when on their property.
In the case of individuals or companies found violating the Covid-19 security rules, they will be punished and strict measures will be taken against them under the disaster management law, 2005.
Gupta has instructed commissioners with zonal, health workers and heads of Mar-Sindera To strictly enforce and oversee the guidelines that have been incurred.