Apart from police restricting movement of people in Jammu, some women in Chatha area in the outskirt of Jammu city have taken it onto themselves to patrolling the roads in their villages to ensure lockdown to prevent spread of coronavirus.
Eyewitnesses said people in Chatha and its surroundingvillages were surprised to see women with batons blocking the entry and exitpoints in their areas which connected to the main roads.
The eyewitnesses said these women led byex-sarpanchGurmeetKour took the initiative when people did not take thegovernment’s lockdown decision seriously.
The locals said few days ago Kour came out on the road witha baton along with a few women and blocked the entries to their localities.
Her decision was respected by the residents and no oneargued with her or had any complain against the initiative taken by the formerSarpanch, said a local.
“We managed to convince people whosoever came out of theirhomes will be sent back. It was for the safety of people and they finallyunderstood,” said Kour. “Police also appreciated and extended theircooperation. Besides, villagers nowadays avoid coming out unnecessarily. Wesucceeded to enforce lockdown by involving local women.”
Kour said she expects people to understand the seriousnessof the disease and stay indoors.