Static teams start monitoring crowding points across the city
The Hindu
The police and the Corporation have jointly identified 123 locations
The Greater Chennai Corporation and the police have formed 123 static teams to monitor crowding and ensure adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) for COVID-19 safety.
Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi said 123 crowding points were identified jointly by the police and the civic body. Three fever surveillance workers and a policeman started monitoring each of the crowding points from Friday.
The static teams will collect fines from violators. “The number of people we fine daily has gone up from 300 to 800-1,000,” said Corporation Deputy Commissioner (Revenue and Finance) Vishu Mahajan.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.