Srinagar (NVI): All educational institutions, public clubs and stadiums in Srinagar will be closed from tomorrow till further orders, in the wake of coronavirus, city mayor Junaid Azim Mattu said today.
Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has taken the step as a preventive measure to keep the viral infection away, Mattu said, while adding that the decision would allow the municipal body to sterilise and sanitise schools and colleges.
“Under a special set of statutory provisions, SMC has ordered closure of all educational institutions, public clubs, sports clubs, indoor and open stadiums, coaching centers within #Srinagar City Limits till further orders. The order within SMC limits takes effect from tomorrow,” Mattu tweeted.
He added that the decision has been taken under section 285 of the J&K Municipal Corporation Act, 2000 – “Special measures in case of out-break of dangerous or epidemic disease (or threatened by an outbreak)”.
The mayor also informed that the resolution has been passed unanimously. “There is no scope for confusion,” he said in another tweet.
On Monday, a 63-year-old woman was tested positive for COVID-19, making it the first confirmed case in Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier, two residents of Jammu and Kashmir were admitted at a hospital with coronavirus-like symptoms.
