Mangaluru: In view of rising COVID-19 and Delta variant cases being spotted in the neighbouring Kasargod district, DCP (Law and Order) Hariram Shankar said that surveillance will be further strengthened at the Maharashtra and Kerala border areas.
In Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate jurisdiction, along with check post at Talapady, check posts have been set up at Nethilapadavu, Narya Cross, Nandarapadpu, Mudungarkatte, Taudugoli in Konaje and Ullal police station jurisdiction.
Under the guidance of the SI of each police station under these check posts, four to five police personnel will work in shifts with officials from the health department to carry out screening round the clock.
Railway police also helped set up at railway stations in Mangaluru. Those who travel daily to Mangaluru from Kerala (students and others for jobs), should undergo RT-PCR test once in 14 days which will be considered as a pass.
Unnecessary movement at the border areas will be checked. The bus service to Kerala from DK has not commenced yet. Once it does, surveillance will continue. A negative RT-PCR certificate not older than 72 hours or a vaccination certificate are mandatory for arriving in Karnataka, he added.
We will ensure that there will be no inconveniences met to the parents accompanying students from bordering district for SSLC examination centres in Mangaluru. The exams will be held on July 19 and 23.
The parents accompanying their wards arriving from Kerala to Mangaluru during the SSLC examinations will not face any kind of inconvenience at the check posts. For the next 15 days, we will strictly monitor people coming to Karnataka.”
Shankar said, who along with DCP Dinesh Kumar visited the check post at Talapady, to review the arrangement on Tuesday.
A Belagavi report said the district adminsitrationand police have checking all passengers vehicles at Karnataka-Maharashtra border check post following the Pandemic.
Deputy commissioner said at present situation Covid-19 pandemic second wave and Delta virus cases remain increasing neighbouring state Maharashtra. Covid-19 negative report necessary to the passengers.
According to superintendent of police Laxman Nimbargi, some private vehicles carrying passengers without RTPCR report sending back. Mainly these busses are coming from Pune and Mumbai he said.
Further he said Random checking continued in Karnataka state government buses.