Kolkata: More than 500 people were required in the last two days because they did not wear a mask.
On Thursday, 82 new prosecutions took place.
Lalbazar has decided to go to drive enhanced mask-ups in a closed area, such as Zoo Alipore, Premise Rabindra Sadan and Allen Park, where crowding opportunities are higher.
Police sources say decisions about maskupkolkata drives will also depend on the findings of the KMC on the density of new cases in certain areas.
Kolkata police station has been asked to help KMC identify spots with high case density and ensure that they fall around crowded spots.
Localpolicemen, saying that prosecution is still a small part of the April-July figure.
“Now the numbers continue to increase, we need to increase prosecution.
But with everything open, and there are no barricades around the market and malls, this might be difficult,” said an officer.
According to the police source, even in the first week of September, Kolkata police demanded 1,842 people because they did not wear the mask correctly – 80% of the examination had occurred outside the market and the main mall, which is now not under the supervision of the police.
The total number of prosecutions can only rise when raids on the local market are included, they said.
“We found that even until July, people at least have a mask near their chin.
But in early August, we found them fully lost.
We have, until now, only targeting some places where there are regular deviations,” said an officer .
Visits to the city’s main market showed that prosecution was not enough to instill discipline.
“The level of compliance, especially among those who are fully vaccinated, far below expectations.
It seems like no one wants to heed the warning from experts,” said an officer.