Arrangements will be made to distribute ration kits to the needy, says Deputy Mayor
The continuing containment zone status in a few wards for months on end was a major point of discussion at the Kozhikode Corporation Council meeting on Monday.
It was Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) councillor U. Abdurahman who first drew the council’s attention to difficulties faced by residents of Mukhadar ward, which has been a containment zone for almost three months. He said the rapid response team’s decision to revoke the containment zone status and instead declare micro containment zones in select areas was not implemented, as the district administration did not agree to it.
“The rapid response teams have been asked to take such decisions, but they are often kept out of the loop in major matters,” Mr. Abdurahman alleged, pointing out that the present arrangement would destroy the…
