Strict enforcement of COVID protocols in T. Nagar in Chennai - What happened?
Posted on: 11/Mar/2021 9:19:00 AM
Chennai has been witnessing a rise in the number of Covid-19 ACTIVE cases now and this has set alarm bells ringing.
The residents belonging to T. Nagar in Chennai are highly worried now and they want strict enforcement of Covid-19 protocols to contain the spread of Coronavirus infection. The point is that most of the commercial establishments here do not adhere to the Covid-19 protocols and the need to enforce strict protocols has arisen now.
A letter written by Mr. B. Kannan, T. Nagar Residents Welfare Association to the TN health secretary Mr. J. Radhakrishnan stated that most shoppers who come to the shops and to the commercial establishments in T. Nagar have not been following minimum safety protocols like wearing facemasks etc. Hence, the residents here fear about the spreading of Covid-19 infection.
Many T. Nagar residents faced hardships when the pandemic was at its peak a few months back as most of the streets were closed here. This led to lots of issues for the residents. This was recalled by Mr. Kannan. The residential apartments especially near the Usman Road in T. Nagar here are sandwiched between commercial establishments and these residents are worried now
Truth is that most of the shopping complexes and commercial buildings here are not following cobid-19 protocols. The letter mentioned that to ensure that T. Nagar does not become Covid cluster enforcement of Covid 19 protocols strictly is compulsory. It added that if the protocols were not followed by the public and commercial establishments then they must be penalised.
It is worth mentioning here that Kodambakkam zone in which Usman Zone falls has now got the second highest number of Covid-19 active cases in Chennai. On Wednesday morning, this zone had 230 active cases and this was according to the data from the GCC. Some parts of T. Nagar also comes under the Teynampet Zone that has got 257 active cases now. On Wednesday, Chennai city had a total of 1876 Coronavirus active cases. Point is that the health secretary of Tamil Nadu, Mr. J. Radhakrishnan made his presence felt on the streets of T. Nagar on Monday.
