Ahmedabad: The increasing number of cases reported from the western part of the city over the past fortnight has compelled AMC to shift its focus there. Of the 55 micro-containment areas declared by the civic body on Wednesday and Thursday, 33 were from the western city parts.
On Friday night a third list was issued by the AMC in which 18 of the 26 new micro-containment areas lay in the western city.
On Thursday a second list had declared 9 of 14 new micro-containment areas added on the day also lay in the western city.
AMC officials say over 50% of daily reported cases are from western city and they have intensified the battle against Covid-19 there with special focus on West Zone, North West Zone and South Zone.
The micro-containment areas declared on Friday and Thursday included A block of Sundervan Epitome, Bungalow 21 to 27 Park Hill Society (Jodhpur), Chamunda Nagar Part-1, Fazal-e-Rehmani-1 (Juhapura), Ashvalekha Flats Block A-B, Janta Market (Both in Vejalpur ward), H Block Kanakkala-2 (Jodhpur ward) in South West zone.
In the North West Zone ten new micro-containment areas were declared. These are fourth and fifth floor of G Block ICB Island, fourth and fith floor of A block Parth Indraprasth Tower, second and third lane of Devnagar gam (Gota), first floor of D block Sagar Sangit-I (Sola), fourth floor of O-block, fifth floor of K-Block, second floor of D-Block all in Vishwas City-2 (ChanakyapurI), first floor of E-block Samet Residency, Block T, Q and L of Saundarya Apartment (Ghatlodia), House number 1 to 61 and 17 to 27 of Mrudul Park-2 near Satadhar Crossroads(Thaltej), House No. 38 to 50 in Harsidhbaugh Society (Ghatlodia) and House No. 41, 42, 43 Tirthnagar-1 Society (Thaltej).
In West zone nine areas were declared mirco-containment. These include 169 and 179 of Pratiksha Aparment (Sola Road), F and P block of Swaminarayan Park (Vasna), Block 27 and 73 of Hariom apartment, Rasdi Apartment (Juna Vadaj), Shreeji Apartment (Ranip), Sanskar Arcade (Chandkheda), C-block in Sankheswar and Padamnagar both in Sabarmati and 661 No. Lane, Jantanagar nr Bharat Bakery (Chandkheda ward).
Among other areas included in micro-containment are Sector-I in Vivekanandnagar, Mirapark, Jainnagar Society, 440/122 Lane Choksi ni Chawl and Seema Park (Odhav ward) in East Zone and in South Zone the new micro-containment areas include house no 31 to 48 Parash Prabhu Society (Isanpur), Vijay Tower (Kankaria), Gagan Vihar (Shahwadi), house No. R-06 to R-11, Vasudev Bungalow, near Jasoda Nagar, and C block, Karnavati Apartment, nr Hirabaug Chhapara.