Police launch ‘no mask, no entry to road’ drive in Krishna district
The Hindu
12,000 cases booked against violators in 10 days
In an attempt to check the spurt in coronavirus cases, the police have launched a ‘no mask, no entry to road’ programme in Krishna district and are imposing penalty on the violators, apart from educating people on the COVID appropriate behaviour. “Special drives were undertaken in Machilipatnam, Gudivada, Nandigama, Avanigadda and Nuzvid divisions and cases were booked against those who were venturing out wearing masks. As many as 12,000 such cases have been booked in just 10 days and penalty of ₹8.46 lakh have been imposed on the violator,” said Krishna Superintendent of Police M. Ravindranath Babu and appealed to the people to adhere to all the COVID protocols. Meanwhile, a massive awareness drive has been launched in the district and the police personnel are appealing to the public to wear mask, use sanitisers and maintain social distance.
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The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.











