Mon, April 8 (MExN): With the current lockdown and restrictions in movement in place across the state, Deputy Commissioner Mon, Thavaseelan K on Wednesday issued a set of directives with regard to the transportation of essential commodities from Assam to Mon HQ and beyond.
The DC notified that trucks carrying essential commodities are permitted to enter till the Police Check Posts at Naginimora and Tizit. The trucks will be sanitized at the Naginimora and Tizit Check Posts by the respective Town Councils, it said.
However, truck drivers and the handymen coming from Assam will remain seated inside the cabin of the truck, except for exigencies, during the unloading and loading process.
Further, the Mon Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) in co-ordination with District Administration have been entrusted to make arrangements for trucks to transport the commodities from Tizit to Mon HQ and other Sub-Divisions except Naginimora, Tizit and Tobu.
Arrangement of labourers for unloading and loading of commodities at Tizit Check Post will also be done by the MCCI and District Administration.
Tizit sub-division
For Tizit Sub-Division, the essential commodities will be unloaded from the truck coming from Assam at Tizit Area Students’ Union (TASU) office building. The TASU will also be responsible for the basic needs of the drivers and handymen coming from Assam during the unloading process.
The DC further directed local village authorities to co-ordinate with the District Administration and the TASU for transporting the essential commodities to their respective villages.
Naginimora Sub-Division
In Naginimora sub-division, the shopkeepers have been directed to co-ordinate with the District Administration and make necessary arrangements for transportation of essential commodities from Police Check Post, Naginimora to their respective shops via trucks/other vehicles.
The shopkeepers of Naginimora Sub-Division will be responsible for the basic needs of the drivers and handymen coming from Assam, during the unloading process and also make arrangement of labourers for unloading and loading of essential commodities.
Further, all concerned are directed to strictly maintain social distancing norms and observe all preventive measures notified by the Government. Non-compliance with this notice will attract penal action as per the relevant provisions of law, the DC stated.
