Kamrup Metro DC directs market committees to follow COVID norms

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The Kamrup Metro District Administration is taking stringent measures to tackle the COVID situation.

In this regard, a meeting was held at the Deputy Commissioner's Conference Hall between senior officials and representatives of market committees on Tuesday.

The meeting was attended by Kamrup Metro Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu, GMC (Guwahati Municipal Corporation) Commissioner Debashish Sarma, ADC (Additional Deputy Commissioner) Pulak Mahanta, District Development Commissioner Niben Das Patowary, among others.

The DC directed the committees to put banners stating 'No mask no sale' in front of every shop. He also underlined that every worker of a shop must wear a mask and the shop should have handwashing facilities. If a shop fails to follow the protocols then its license will be cancelled by the task force. The GMC Commissioner appealed to the committees to take initiatives so that vendors cannot illegally squat in lanes and footpaths.

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