Amid this omission and addition of containment zones, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Kolkata Police special teams are gearing up to ensure a total lockdown as was announced by the state home secretary on Monday. According to a KMC official, the lockdown this time will be on the lines of the national lockdown that was clamped from the midnight of March 24. <\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThere was an element of surprise among the names that were dropped from the list. Behala, which has had two containment zones consistently, now officially has none. Chakraberia, in Bhowanipore, too, is now officially out of the list. Even though these south Kolkata localities could get rid of the containment tag, it is north Kolkata that showed the maximum progress, with containment zones like Beliaghata, Phoolbagan and Kankurgachhi along with Girish Park walking out of the list. KMC and police stated none of these areas reported new cases in the past 72 hours. Covid-positive patients who were admitted to hospitals from these areas are now recovering, said a KMC official.
On the flip side, the city added six new zones to the list. The worst-hit area was Alipore that added two new areas to its already existing two. Apart from Tagore Castle Street in the north, all other new containment zones are in the south, including Fort Oasis Tower II, Ramweshwaram Apartment on Elgin Road and Govindapur Road close to Jodhpur Park.
The development comes on a day police and KMC strategized their response to the complete lockdown on July 23. According to the plan, Lalbazar will deploy more men in uniform to ensure that only those exempted for essential services are on the road between 6am and 10pm. All individuals who move between 10pm and 5am without a valid reason will face legal action. \u201cThis time, we will not let any shop or markets \u2014 except medical shops \u2014 to open. We will not allow any people assembling at any corners,\u201d said an IPS officer.
The KMC administration, on its part, has two specific goals. \u201cIt will provide an opportunity to conduct a total sanitization drive at some markets and buildings. This apart, we will also bring as many containment areas under a mandatory swab testing network as possible,\u201d said a KMC official. <\/div>\n