Curfew imposed in Himachal

Shimla : The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to impose curfew in the whole state from 5 pm today in wake of outbreak of Coronavirus in the state as well as country till further orders.

This was decided in the meeting presided over by the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur with the Ministers and Officers of the state government to reviewe the overall situation of the state. 

Jai Ram said the district level coordination committee has been  constituted at the district level for effective and better coordination with the district administration. Also people do not face any inconvenience besides ensuring availability of essential commodities.

He said that Speaker Vidhan Sabha Vipin Singh Parmar would lead District level Committee for Kangra District,  Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh for Mandi district, Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj for Shimla and Kinnaur  district, Urban Development Minister Sarveen Chaudhary for Bilaspur District, Agriculture Minister Dr. Ramlal Markanda for Lahaul and Spiti District, Rural Development Minister Virender Kanwar for Una district, Industries Minister Bikram Singh for Hamirpur district, Forest Minister Govind Thakur for Kullu district, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr. Rajiv Saizal for Solan district, Deputy Speaker Hansraj for Chamba district and former Speaker Vidhan Sabha Dr. Rajiv Bindal for Sirmour district.