Kamrup District Administration Orders Closure Of All Picnic Spots In Kamrup

Guwahati: The Kamrup District Administration has issued a fresh order on Friday, wherein the administration has instructed the closure of all the picnic spots in the district and it will come into effect from today itself i.e. January 21 onwards.

The district administration has passed this order due to a lack of adherence to COVID-19 protocols by the picnic parties. It has been found that a lot of people failed to comply with the COVID-19 related guidelines in the picnic spots.

"Whereas it has come to the notice of the undersigned that, there is a poor observance and lack of maintenance of Co-19 Protocols such as social distancing, use of face masks, etc," the order stated.

"It may cause every likelihood of transmission of Covid-19 virus in the society and in the interest of maintenance of public hygiene and to prevent further spread of Covid-19 virus," the order further added.

The violators will be charged under the provisions of Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), among other legal frameworks as applicable.

The order, which comes into effect from January 21, will remain in force until further order.

Here is the official order: 

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