Raipur: Amid rapid surge in coronavirus cases in Raipur and other parts of Chhattisgarh, the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government on Saturday decided to reimpose lockdown for one week after July 21 in areas witnessing spike in COVID-19 infections.
The development comes following a meeting chaired by CM Baghel at his residence. The emergency meeting was attended by cabinet and senior officials.
Agriculture and water resources minister Ravindra Choubey, who attended the meeting said that a detailed guideline would soon be issued in this regard.
Collectors of Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg, Bhilai, Rajnandgaon, Raigarh, Ambikapur and Korba have been authorised to take the decision on imposing lockdown or curfew after monitoring the situation.
