Ban on Vehicles carrying persons Afflicted with COVID-19 from Neighbouring State – Ajithkumar Hegde Shanady
Mangaluru: “It is brought to my notice that an emergency situation has arisen due to the outbreak of a dangerous virus COVID-19 which as the report suggests is spreading in the neighbouring state. Due to the proximity of Mangalore City to the said state and keeping in view the health and safety of the residents of this city, it has become the paramount function of the Commissioner to take all steps which would keep the citizens of this city protected from its attack. Since the said virus is reported to be spreading through the movement of people and by coming in contact with people who are already afflicted by the virus, it becomes necessary for the Commissioner to restrict their movement of vehicles and people of the neighbouring state within the City of Mangalore City Corporation limits”, stated MCC Commissioner Shanadi Ajithumar Hegde Shanady in a press release on April 2.
Ajithkumar Stated, “One of the obligatory functions of the Corporation under Section 58 (22) of the K.M.C act is “preventing and checking the spread of dangerous diseases”. Under such circumstances and to prevent the movement of people and to keep people either suffering or suspecting to be suffering from such virus from entering the Corporation Limits, it becomes the duty of the Commissioner to restrict the movement of people or vehicles, etc. This is an emergency situation that requires the Commissioner to invoke his emergency powers under Section 64 of the K.M.C.Act 1976 which empowers the Commissioner to invoke emergency powers to control the spread of this dangerous disease”.
I, Ajithkumar Shanady the Commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation, taking into consideration the report of MCC Health Officer and all the circumstances of the situation and to check, by exercising my emergency powers as provided in Section 64 0 ) (b) read with Section 58 (22) of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act 1975, I hereby ban the movement of vehicles carrying persons who are afflicted or are likely to have come in contact with the virus called COVID-19 or are suspected to be suffering from any such or other contagious diseases from entering within the limits of the Corporation of the City of Mangaluru. I hereby authorize all the Officers of the Health Section of the Corporation to strictly enforce this order as provided in the K.M.C Act 1976. The officials are asked to take the help of the police wherever necessary.
