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WB lockdown tommorow: Check full list of containment zones

As coronavirus cases continue to rise rapidly across  the state, the West Bengal government on Tuesday decided to impose strict lockdown in COVID-19 affected areas by clubbing together containment zones and buffer zones near them from July 9.

The administration stated that the buffer zones along with containment zones will be put under total lockdown from 5 pm on Thursday.

Transport services will also remain suspended. 

All private and government offices will remain closed in the area and only essential services will be available. 

“These broader containment zones may be subjected to strict lockdown and all offices, government and private, all non-essential activities, congregations, transportations and all marketing, industrial and trading activities be closed,” according to an order issued by Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Alapan Bandyopadhyay.

The order has not said how long the lockdown will last. The current phase of lockdown, which is limited to containment zones, is in force till July 31.

Kolkata city has 33 containment zones. Meanwhile, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal have 155 and 219 zones respectively.

Here are the list of containment zones in West Bengal:

Kolkata: Check here

North 24 Parganas: Check here

South 24 Parganas: Check here

Howrah: Check here

Hooghly: Check here

Nadia: Check here

Purba Medinipur: Check here

Paschim Medinipur: Check here

Malda: Check here

Jalpaiguri: Check here

Darjeeling: Check list

Kalimpong: Check here

Uttar Dinajpur: Check here

Dakshin Dinajpur: Check here

Murshidabad: Check here

Bankura: Check here

Birbhum: Check here

Cooch Behar: Check here

Moreover, starting from July 6, no flights are being allowed to land in Kolkata for three weeks from six cities, which include Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai, and Ahmedabad. 

The step was taken on the request of the West Bengal state government in view of the raging coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.

“It is informed that no flights shall operate to Kolkata from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai, and Ahmedabad from 6th to 19th July 2020 or till further order whichever is earlier. Inconvenience caused is regretted,” said Kolkata Airport.

Source: dnaindia.com