KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police brass has begun discussing with KMC the best practical options possible to ensure that all Covid protocols are maintained at markets.
Among the many suggestions that were discussed was the option of shutting down alternate shops each day (not grocery or essential services shops) at bigger markets. Deploying cops at market gates and making timely announcements on compulsorily wearing masks were also discussed. The civic officials said that police have suggested that shops around containment zones are asked to follow all Covid norms seriously.
An officer from a south Kolkata police station stated they had been asked to “ensure that no one was loitering uselessly” in the market. “We asked people not to stay at the market once they have bought their essentials,” said an officer.
