Mangaluru: First Neuro Hospital area declared Corona containment zone,5km area flagged 'buffer zone'
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh on Thursday declared the area of 'First Neuro Hospital', Kannur Village in Padil, Mangaluru as a COVID-19 containment zone.
In an official statement, the Deputy Commissioner asserted that in exercise of power delegated to her as the chairperson of District Disaster Management Authority and under Epidemic Disease Act 1897 by State Government, she confirmed that the area was declared Active Containment Zone for a COVID-19 patient.
The statement informed that the containment area was bound by boundaries; Kannada Gudde, Mangaluru City Corporation Road on East, Ramanatha Kripa Rice Mill on West, Bengaluru National Highway 75 on North and Government Gutter on South.
The containment zone covers two residential houses and five commercial shops with total population in area at 16 people. It also stated that a further area of five Kilometres was flagged as Buffer Zone.
The buffer zone is bound by boundaries; Kallapu on East, Kudupu on West, Farangipete on North and Falnir on South. The buffer zone covers 41,900 residential houses, 1808 shops and 1,82,500 people's population.
Tahsildar and Taluka Magistrate have been appointed as Incident Commander of these zones and have been asked to take decisions required for the implementations of Covid-19 virus control measures.
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Wild fox falls into tank in Thane, rescued after one-hour operation
Thane (PTI): A wild fox was rescued on Sunday after it fell into an open water tank in Thane's Shil area, an official said.
The rescue operation, which started at noon, was a coordinated effort between the Fire Brigade, wildlife personnel that took one hour, Thane Municipal Corporation disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.
"The fox fell into a tank located near Muktai residency on Kalyan-Shilphata road. The rescue proved challenging due to the confined space of the tank. However, through the combined efforts of the fire brigade and forest officials, the fox was safely pulled out after nearly an hour of careful manoeuvring," Tadvi said.
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Following the rescue, the animal was checked for injuries and taken by the forest department for further observation before its eventual release, he said.
