Covid-19: Curbs on 41 more societies in Ahmedabad, containment lifted from 14

AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Thursday declared 41 new micro-containment zones in the city and removed curbs from 14. Of the total new micro-containment zones, 32 or 78%, are located in areas that fall in AMC’s West, South West and South Zones.

Ten societies are in South West zone areas like Bopal, South Bopal, Satellite and Sarkhej while 10 are in West Zone areas such as Chandkheda, Naranpura, Ranip and Navrangpura.Twelve societies have been micro-contained in Maninagar, Ghodasar, Narol, and Danilimda areas that fall in AMC’s South Zone zone. Only three societies were put under curbs in North West Zone areas like Bodakdev and Gota.
Total active micro containment zones in the city as on January 20 stood at 131 up from 104 the previous day.
The largest micro-containment zone in terms of number of residents among the new areas is in Asmita Society in Khokhra with 32 houses and 108 residents. Second largest zone is in ICB Flora in Gota where 20 houses with 66 residents have been brought under containment.
Two floors in two blocks consisting of eight houses and 39 residents in Rudra Square in Bodakdev were also brought under containment. In the South West Zone, four houses on one floor with 12 residents in Safal Parisar-1 were micro-contained. Other societies contained in SW Zone include Aarohi Elysium, Kaivalyadham Tower-1, Orchid Pride and Orchid Greenfield.