Coronavirus: Curfew comes into force in two Ahmedabad areas

Ahmedabad, Apr 15 () The seven-day-long curfew tocheck the spread of coronavirus infection in the walled cityand Danilimda areas of Ahmedabad in Gujarat kicked in at 6 amon Wednesday, officials said.

The curfew will continue till 6 am on April 21.

Out of over 400 COVID-19 cases reported from Ahmedabadso far, the Fort area (Old City) accounts for about 60-70% ofcases.

"The curfew has been imposed in areas which are underthe jurisdiction of Shahpur, Karanj, Kalupur, Khadia,Gaekwad-Haveli, Dariyapur police stations of walled city andthe Danilimda police station," Ahmedabad Police CommissionerAshish Bhatia tweeted.

"Strict implementation of curfew in walled city andDanilimada area of Ahmedabad, for a week will aid in arrestingthe spread of coronavirus. All residents of the area arerequested to assist in this endeavour," the policecommissioner said.

A three-hour relaxation between 1 pm and 4 pm will begiven, but only women are allowed to come out, he tweeted.

"For an effective implementation of the curfew, over2,100 uniformed men from local police and paramilitary forcesare deployed in both the areas," he added.

Ahmedabad Police have set up 374 check-points anddeployed 159 vans to keep a check on people's movement inthese areas, Bhatia addded.

A total of 2158 uniformed men from police andpara-military are deployed in walled city and Danilimda areas. PJT PDNSK NSK