Token for my quarantine

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Tokens like these are being issued in Tuensang for the public by the Tuensang Chamber of Commerce and Industries and District Administration. The CCSU volunteers are checking the card and ensuring outings only for those who have the card. 

 

How CCSU is driving ‘essential outings only’ in Tuensang

 

 

Morung Express News

Dimapur | March 29

 

Amid the debate on whether volunteers are needed to enforce the lockdown, the Confederation of Chang Students Union (CCSU) has come up with a way to enforce the lockdown in Tuensang.

 

“We have delegated the works after a meeting with the District Administration,” CCSU President, Chingmak Chang told The Morung Express. According to Chingmak, the police personnel are on duty during the day time, while the youth volunteers take charge of the night shift.

 

“2-3 youths are deployed in the shift and we all practice social distancing even while on duty,” he said. In Tuensang town, the CCSU is enforcing the lockdown along with the district administration, while its federating units are entrusted with the responsibility in their respective areas and villages.

 

How they did it

In order to avoid misunderstandings and confrontations, the CCSU decided to educate the local populace first before they deployed volunteers. He informed that, as a precautionary measure, a partial bandh was being imposed in Tuensang even before the lockdown, during which, public announcements were made for two-three nights in a row.The announcements carried information on COVID-19, directives to be followed during the lockdown situation and what to expect in the coming days.

 

During the lockdown, the public are also required to first avail a token/ permit card from the sector or colony president in order to purchase essential commodities. The decision to issue permit cards was jointly taken by Tuensang Chamber of Commerce and Industries and District Administration. Those without the token are not allowed to be outdoors.

 

This way, the CCSU has found an effective way to deal with the unnecessary outings of the public. There is no rush in the town now and people go out only when necessary, Chingmak said.

 

The CCSU and its federating units are working with the district administration in educating and sensitizing the public. They have also listed detailed travel history of students and individuals who were outside the state and entered Tuensang before the lockdown, which will be submitted to the CMO for necessary action.

 

Seeking public cooperation with the instructions and directives of the District Task Force and the CCSU, Chingmak said that prevention will go a long way in tackling the pandemic.