Kanpur gets 2 new hotspots, 6 converted into green zones

KANPUR: The district administration on Thursday converted six hotspot areas into green zones and created two new hotspots following detection of positive cases in two areas of Nawabganj and Pheelkhana.
The city, which earlier had 19 hotspots, at present has a total 15 hotspots. Police have sealed the new hotpot areas and told the residents about the precautions to be taken by them.
A few weeks ago, there were 34 hotspots in the city but after the government’s new guidelines, seven of them have been changed into green zones.
The district administration at a review meeting held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of district magistrate Brahmadeo Ram Tiwari gave its nod to convert the six hot spots into green zones.
DIG/SSP Anant Deo said that after discussing status of all hotspots in the meeting, it was decided to convert them into green zones since no new case has been reported from there.
The six hotspots which have been converted into green zones are Macharia Naubasta (Khair Masjid and Madarsa Hidyatullah were epicentres), Kidwai nagar Chandra Ganga Apartment), Kalyanpur (Roshan Nagar and Shiv Nagar), Gwaltoli (Machali wala Ahata), Asharfabad, Jajmau Asharfabad madrassa),Collectorganj .
The fifteen hotspots of the city are Kotwali ( Epicentre- Police Lines), Beconganj (epi centre-Talaq Mahal), Shiv Kata (epi centre- housing society), Quli Bazar /Anwarganj- (epi centre –Haji Inayat Ali Masjid, Sheikh Lallan Masjid, Ahatey wali Masjid, Chatayi Ram ka Akhara) Bajaria (epicenter- Shaukat Ali Park and Manna Purwa), Colonelganj ( epi centre-- Humayun Masjid e and Tikonia Park), Begumpurwa/Babupurwa ( epi centreLalkuan and area near NLC police outpost), Meerpur ( epicentre- Rassi wali Masjid, , Jajmau police outspot (epicentre- area in front of Jajmau police outpost), Medical college-(epi centre—Boys’ hostel No-3 and GSVM medical college), Juhi--(epicentre- Parampurwa),
Maharajpur (epicentre-- Karbi village), Nawabganj (epicentre – Surya Vihar Colony), Pheelkhana( epicentre- Pheelkhana), Chamanganj (epicentre-- Prem Nagar).