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DCPs to be responsible for containment zones and sealed areas: Bommai

08:25 PM Jul 01, 2020 | Team Udayavani |

Bengaluru: Speaking after a meeting with the Chief Minister, Minister for Home Affairs Basavaraj Bommai stated that lockdown enforcement responsibility will now be with the respective DCPs in the containment zone and sealed areas.

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He said that night curfew and people and vehicle traffic will be strictly regulated in the wake of the rise in COVID-19 cases.

A blueprint for BBMP, Police Department, Home Guard and volunteers in the city to work in coordination. Night curfew will be from 8 am to 5 pm. To implement this and other guidelines more than 60,000 volunteers have registered, he added.

Asked if the lockdown was necessary in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city, Bommai replied that sealdown was in essence lockdown.

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