AIZAWL, May 11: Mizoram Health
Minister Dr R Lalthangliana said he has
asked the Centre for help in bringing back
stranded Mizoram residents from foreign
countries.
During a video conference with Union
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday, Lalthangliana informed him that
there are more than 500 Mizoram residents who are stranded abroad.
“Not a single Mizoram resident has
been included among the 15,000 stranded
Indians brought home by the Indian government,” Lalthangliana informed
Vardhan and asked for his help. The Union
Minister assured Lalthangliana of all possible assistance, an official statement said.
According to official sources, 300
stranded residents have reported to
Mizoram government, most of them
working in cruise ships and being stuck in
the sea. The rest are students, workers
and those who visited relatives.
So far, about 1,200 Mizoram residents
have returned from different states in India.
Over 1,700 people fined: The
Mizoram administration has started implementing the recently-approved ‘Containment and Prevention of COVID-19
Ordinance 2020’ and pulled up 1,715 violators under the new statutory order.
It may be mentioned here that the
Mizoram Cabinet had approved an ordinance known as ‘Containment and Prevention of Covid-19 Ordinance 2020’ a few
days ago so that the State Government
takes stringent measures to curb further
spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As
per the development, anyone violating the
lockdown in Mizoram will be meted out
“exemplary punishment”.
Last month, stray incidents were reported in Mizoram in connection with
lockdown violation.
According to Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) LH Shanliana, a total of 1,715 people were fined for violating
guidelines and rules ever since the ordinance came into effect, i.e., from May 4.
The Police department collected over Rs
4 lakh as fine from violators of the ordinance.
The police officer then said that people
not wearing masks in public places formed
the major chunk of violators of the ordinance.
The state capital Aizawl witnessed
the highest number of violators of the ordinance while Lunglei district recorded
the second highest number of violators.
The new ordinance of the Mizoram
government says that any individual who
“exposes the identity of COVID-19 patients in print, electronic or on social media without the prior permission from the
competent authorities will be punished
with imprisonment of 3 months or with a
fine up to Rs 5,000 or both”. It further
says that Rs 5,000 fine will be imposed on
people “who cross border or enter the
state, or organizing social or religious
events without permission or escaping
from quarantine facility”.
A fine of Rs 300 will also be imposed on
people who spit in public, Rs 200 for failing to maintain social distancing protocol
and Rs 100 for failing to wear mask in
public places. The ordinance also seeks to
punish anyone who fails to comply with
any other instruction or guideline issued
by the Centre or State government of
Mizoram, including lockdown guidelines
issued from time to time with fine
amounting to Rs 1,000.
Those avoiding or attempting to evade
quarantine will be fined Rs 3,000.
A fine of Rs 500 will be slapped against
those who fail to comply with instructions
or guidelines and endangering the safety
of others while staying at designation quarantine facilities. ~Assam Tribune
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