Mubashir Bukhari
Srinagar (NVI): Following the detection of more and more positive COVID-19 from Jammu and Kashmir, The UT Government today declared 20 villages/areas as ‘red zones’, and issued orders that entry to these areas will remain restricted.
These areas fall in Srinagar, Ganderbal, Pulwama, Shopian, Bandipora and Budgam districts of Kashmir.
In Srinagar, Mehjoor Nagar, Natipora, Lal Bazar, Eidgah and Shalteng areas have been declared as red zones. In Budgam district, only Chadoora falls under this category.
In Bandipora district, Parray Mohala Hajin, Chandergeer Hajin, Batagund Hajin have been declared as red zones.
Gudoora, Chandgam, Pinglena, Parigam, Abhama, Sangerwani and Khaigam in Pulwama district, Waskura in Ganderbal district and Sedew and Ramnagri areas in Shopian district have been declared as red zones.
Earlier, five villages in Manjakote tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district were declared as red zones and their surrounding villages as buffer zones to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the government has said that several areas surrounding the location of COVID-19 cases or untraced contact cases had to be sealed in Jammu, Srinagar, Pulwama, Shopian, and Rajouri in the interest of controlling the spread of the dreaded disease.
“Aggressive contact tracing of positive cases key to control spread of #Coronavirus. Yesterday several areas surrounding location of positive cases or untraced contact cases had to be sealed in Jammu, Srinagar, Pulwama, Shopian, Rajouri,” tweeted Principal Secretary of Information Department, Rohit Kansal.
“This is purely in the interest of controlling the spread of #coronavirus, and helping identification of contacts on real-time basis,” Kansal, who is also the JK government spokesman, said.
“Inconvenience so caused is temporary in nature but benefits will be immense. Request all to cooperate and take it in the right spirit,” he added.
Till now, 55 persons have tested positive for coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, with two deaths and two recovery cases.
