Abhijit Sinha, Principal Secretary, Home, while issuing the daily report on Law & Order and facilitation of essential Goods & Services in the State for the 1st of May stated that 63(Sixty Three) violations of the lockdown were reported. 19(Nineteen) persons were bound down and an amount of Rs. 22,000 (Twenty Two Thousand) was imposed as fine under the MV Act.

According to the report, groceries and other food shops including milk shops were open in all the districts except in Mokokchung, where it was closed to regulate public movement. Medicinal shops continue to remain open in all the districts of the State. There has been no report of shortage of essential commodities. The report also informed that suitable arrangements have been made for providing food and shelter to migrant workers affected by the COVID-19 restrictions. In this regard, 4 (Four) relief camps are active where 481 (Four Hundred Eighty One) migrant labourers are housed and 5 (Five) food camps are active. Also, more than 2,600 (Two Thousand Six Hundred) daily wagers and needy people were provided food/dry ration.

(Wepre Kronu, APRO)