Over 70% of city’s micro containment-zones in south Kolkata – Times of India

Kolkata News

KOLKATA: South Kolkata that accounts for nearly 60% of the city’s population currently has 73% of the containment zones in KMC area. Among the addresses that have multiple Covid cases and have been identified for containment measures include 24 large housing complexes across Ballygunge, Shakespeare Sarani, Tollygunge, Bhowanipore, Gariahat, Anandapur, Behala and Sarsuna.
Four hostels of IIM-Calcutta Joka are located on the southern fringes of the city.
“The stats may show that large parts of south Kolkata are under containment zones but that doesn’t actually mean that people here are more reckless than residents in other parts of the city. Since the city’s expansion, large parts of Behala, Joka, Jadavpur and Garden Reach have been included in the KMC area increasing its number from 100 to 144. But there has been no such inclusion in the northern or central parts,” said a senior KMC official.
The number of micro containment zones in Kolkata that had almost doubled in a day on Wednesday remained 48 on Thursday following the inclusion of 23 new addresses on Wednesday. While there are hardly four slums in Phoolbagan and Kasba, there are as many as 32 complexes and multi-storeyed residential buildings, out of which 24 are in South Kolkata, five in north and three in central Kolkata.
Apart from those like Silver Spring, Urbana, Active Acres and Swarnamani, that were already on the list, multiple other complexes like a tower at Diamond City West in Behala Sarsuna, Blossoms County in Behala Buroshibtala, Maples Apartments in Maniktala and Rukmani Parasmani Apartments in Narkeldanga were included in Wednesday’s list.
“Number of cases in our complex is rising at a rapid pace,” said Deepak Agarwal, member of residents’ welfare committee at Diamond City West, which was included in the list on Wednesday.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/over-70-of-citys-micro-c-zones-in-south-kol/articleshow/88743932.cms