GUWAHATI: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan flagged off the awareness drive on "Wearing face masks and sensitization among people on behavioural changes required in view of COVID-19 pandemic" from Janata Bhawan on Thursday.
The programme has been initiated by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) in association with DDMA, Kamrup Metro and Home & Political Department, as a pilot project in the first phase at all the urban local bodies/town committees/municipal board areas of Kamrup (M), Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Cachar and Barpeta. The AAPDA MITRA/ Pratirodhi Bondhu volunteers of all these districts will accompany the Police and distribute the reusable face masks in public places like market area/commercial locations/huts etc. The Police issued penalty for not following the government instruction of wearing face mask. Those not wearing face masks will be provided reusable facemasks at 50% concessional rate. The awareness drive will be continued for 7 days at first and it would be continued further. The other districts will also be covered under this special drive in the next phase, a press release said.
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