Covid-19 Lockdown: 54 violators, 2 FIRs lodged, 16 people arrested in Nagaland

Dimapur, March 30 (EMN): Home commissioner Abhijit Sinha has revealed in the report on Law and Order in Nagaland for March 30 that the total number of violations of the lockdown was 54 and remedial steps have been taken against the violators. Two FIRs have been lodged, 16 people arrested, three vehicles seized and INR 100 imposed as fine but there was no reports of Law and Order incidents.

‘On the supply of essential goods and services, control room is being set up to monitor the essential supplies in all the 11 districts of the State. Shops for food grains and groceries were open in all the districts but milk shops remain closed in four districts. Pharmacies remain opened in all the districts and no shortage of food grains, groceries, milk or medicines have been reported in any part of the state,’ the press release read.

According to the report, no restrictions were imposed on the movement of personnel/workers in manufacturing of essential commodities and essential service providers like electricity, telecom facilities, cooking fuels, medical facilities etc. In Zunheboto, a shelter facility has been identified and the Dimapur district administration has established a community kitchen and food is been distributed with the help of NGOs. Permits were issued to vehicles for transportation of essential commodities and shops remain opened from 8 am till 2 pm, it added.

Items exempted from preview of lockdown
In another press release, Abhijit Sinha has provided the list of items and activities that are exempted from the purview of the lockdown measures as per the order issued by the Union Home Secretary and instructed the deputy commissioners to implement it in their respective districts.

Here are exempted items and activities:

• Agencies engaged in procurement of agriculture products including MSP operations.
• ‘Mandis’ operated by the agriculture product market committee or as notified by the state government.
• Shops selling fertilisers
• Farming operations by farmers and farm workers in the field.
• Custom Hiring Centres (CHC) related to farm machinery.
• Manufacturing and packaging units of fertilisers, pesticides and seeds.
• Intra and inter-state movement of harvesting and sowing related machines like combined harvester and other agriculture/horticulture implements.