In the third week of March, the administration at Pungro has been able to establish 17 (seventeen) check points all around the Pungro Sub-Division. NAP, Police and the Village Guards (VGs) keeping a vigil, operating 24×7 to ensure that no one from any parts of Nagaland enter in the area unreported or medically examined.

ADC Pungro, Abhinav Shivam IAS has stated said the administration is under a multitude of challenges like porous border with Myanmar, population dispersed among 54 villages, the threat of movements of vehicles and people were often in dereliction of orders. Which he said was an added challenge in a fight to contain the outbreak of Novel Corona Virus. He also said that 65  strong NAP personals has to be kept at reserve for unforeseen exigencies, while the Police forces numbering only 45 personals were too little to be spread out in the surrounding Villages, roads and at the entry points.

“To plug the Gap and to holistically establish a fool - proof system, additional measures were needed, for which additional man - power which was disciplined and committed was in need to carry out  the orders, without diluting the sanctity of the orders issued by the Government Nagaland to enforce the Lock Down," ADC Pungro said.

Lauding the Village Guards posted under Pungro, Abhinav said that the Administration was in constraints of forces, and just in time, an effective solution was found in the Village Guards. He said that 17 (seventeen) check points has been erected and the Village Guards personnel posted there have been operating their duties 24x7 and influx of the people are being checked, to ensure that no one enter the village without a proper and thorough medical screening. The Administration is checking the exit and entry points on daily basis confirming that the border is sealed in letter and spirit. 

In order confront the challenge, a network of responsible and proactive citizens was also established to report any unsolicited movements of people and traffic. 

 (DPRO, Kiphire)