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Directions issued to Deputy Commissioners for enforcement of ‘Thikhri Pehra’ in villages to tackle COVID-19
Locals to guard entry and exit points of their villages
Chandigarh, May 12 – Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in rural areas, Haryana Government has once again decided to resort to age-old practice of setting up ‘Thikhri Pehra’/ community policing so as to keep a close vigil on the movement of people in and out of villages as well as ensuring containment of virus spread. While, last year too, the State Government had put in place the practice of ‘Thikhri Pehra’ which certainly proved to be an effective tool in the prevention of Virus spread in rural areas.
Divulging more details in this regard an official spokesperson said that an order to this extent has been issued from the Chief Secretary’s office to all the Deputy Commissioners that they may issue or enforce necessary orders regarding the performance of patrol duty by able-bodied adult male inhabitants of the village (Thikhri Pehra) to secure public safety under the relevant provisions of the Punjab Village and Small Towns Patrol Act, 1918.
The spokesperson further said that the Deputy Commissioners therefore can issue necessary orders regarding the same within the next 24 hours and send a report to Principal Secretary General Administration Department, Sh. Vijayendra Kumar.
