Now Cinema Halls, Auditoriums In Pune District To Open With 100% Capacity
Sumit Singh
Pune, 27th November 2021: As the situation of Coronavirus disease (COVID19) in the Pune district is under control, cultural programs will be allowed from December 1 by following the covid preventive guidelines and 100 per cent audience capacity will be allowed in cinema halls and auditoriums, said Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
He was speaking at a Covid review meeting held at the Divisional Commissioner’s Office. MP Girish Bapat, Mayor Murlidhar Mohol, Zilla Parishad President Nirmala Pansare, Divisional Commissioner Saurabh Rao, District Collector Dr Rajesh Deshmukh were present at the meeting.
Pawar said that all schools are being started from 1st December as the COVID situation is under control in the state. Similarly, cultural events will also be allowed. However, as the threat of covid has not yet been completely averted, citizens will be required to wear masks and adhere to covid rules. Special care should be taken against the backdrop of new covid variants spreading in other countries of the world.
“As people who have taken two doses of the Covid vaccine are allowed for domestic air travel, travellers should not be checked at Pune Airport (on arrival). The decision will be taken as per the instructions of the Central Government regarding the passengers coming from the country where the new variant has been found. A decision on Jumbo Covid Hospital will be taken by the end of December, given the recent festivities and the threat of new variants”, he said.
Pawar also said that emphasis should be placed on awareness of non-vaccinated citizens.
All the government hospital staff in the district should be given the necessary training to prevent fire incidents and to take immediate action in case of an emergency, he further added.
Divisional Commissioner Rao informed about the Covid situation in the district through a presentation. The district has crossed the 1 crore 30 lakh covid vaccination and Pune district ranks second in the state in vaccination. Under the ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign, 100 per cent first dose vaccination has been completed in 431 villages of the district. The increase in vaccinations has led to a decrease in the number of patients and deaths. The first dose of vaccine has been given to 97 per cent of citizens and the second dose to 62 per cent of citizens. The positivity rate of the district has come down to 1.6.
The meeting was attended by MLAs Sunil Tingre, Siddharth Shirole, Rahul Kul, Dilip Mohite, Ashok Pawar, Sunil Kamble, Pune Municipal Commissioner Vikram Kumar, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Rajesh Patil, Pune Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta, Pimpri Chinchwad Commissioner of Police Krishna Prakash, District Superintendent of Police Dr. Abhinav Deshmukh, Zilla Parishad Chief Executive Officer Ayush Prasad and other senior officers were present.
