People shopping in Naga Bazaar, Old Market, Dimapur on March 30.
DIMAPUR, MARCH 30 (MExN): The Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) has expressed displeasure at the public gatherings seen on March 30 inDimapur, which saw people shopping without maintaining social distance as per the directive of the Government.
A press release from the DNSU media cell questioned the Principal Secretary and the Home Commissioner “as to whether he has consulted the stakeholders or just giving orders and making it hard even for the government officials to practically implement since Dimapur is a big area with one of the highest population in Nagaland.”
It claimed that “through the initiative of village/colony councils and youth organisations, volunteers sacrificed to be on the forefront at its initial stage of lockdown and strictly monitored the movement along with administration, police and medical department but right after the government banned organisations to implement lockdown we could see the result by today itself.”
The union appreciated the government for its measures taken regarding testing and prevention actions. It asked the government to implement “more practical remedies,” and consult with stakeholders “a better outcome.”
The DNSU also appealedto the DMC to sanitise the market areas at least once a day and requested the public to stay home and take this COVID-19 pandemic seriously.
