Kolkata: Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) together with Bidhannagar police have begun to raid on the market to check whether the Covid safety protocol is being followed or not.
Seventeen people were arrested from Baguiati Market on Tuesday and 23 other people were arrested from Pasar Ktergic and Arjunpur on Wednesday to violate the Covid safety protocol.
BMC officials said that the arrest was made because it was not wearing a mask and spreading Covid security norms.
Among them are several sellers and several customers, along with those who look chatting and moving inside and outside the market and come with a bicycle without wearing a mask.
Some other people were warned and released by handing them masks.
Officials say that more attacks like that on the market will follow.
“This will be a surprise visit on the market to see whether the Covid safety protocol is like wearing a mask, keeping the social distance being followed or not,” said the BMC Administrator Board Chairman Krishna Chakraborty.
There are currently 16 micro detention zones in the BMC area, the highest among all Civic’s body areas in the 24 North Parganas district.
On average 10 12 new Covid cases every day are reported from the BMC area.
The authority of the citizenship was worried that the Covid chart did not decrease more and maintain its sidewalk for the past few weeks.
“We have noticed the tendency among many people to ignore the Covid safety protocol such as not wearing masks.
With a warning that will come from the third covid wave, this is a matter of worries.
The market is a place where many people come and we have decided to do This examination is on the market, “said the BMC Administrator Pranay Kumar Roy.
Roy said that the authority of the citizenship plans to meet with the Baguiati Market Committee on how the crowd can be controlled on the market.
“Will be discussed if some market or market kiosks can be closed on alternative days to prevent viruses from spreading,” said Roy.
Bidhannagar police also conducted an examination of Naka on the streets of Salt Lake and Rajarhat to continue to keep an eye on vehicle movements after 9pm.