All shopping malls to be closed & also sale of fish & meat prohibited in Silchar

March 21: With the total number of coronavirus affected people reaching 290 in India, more stringent measures are being adopted by the various wings of the government in containing the further spread of this deadly virus. In a notification issued by Niharendra Narayan Thakur, Chairman Silchar Municipal Board (SMB), certain strict instructions were issued.

The order by the Chairman SMB specified that all shopping malls in Silchar will be closed for three days from, 22 March to 24 March, 2020. Further, prohibition was also imposed on the sale of fish and meat in Silchar during this period. The notification stated that no kind of fish and meat will be sold.