BHUBANESWAR, April 11 -- A day after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the 14-day 'Mask Abhiyaan', the Commissionerate Police (CP) on Saturday formed special teams for strict enforcement of Covid appropriate behaviour in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.
Bhubaneswar DCP (Security) Nirmal Satpathy said that 20 teams have been formed by police to strictly enforce the mask-wearing norm in Bhubaneswar. The teams would be engaged for surveillance in various crowded places, including Market Building and other busy markets here.
"Plainclothes police personnel will conduct raids to nab violators of the norm and stringent action will be taken against them," he warned.
Notably, on Friday, the State Government doubled the penalty for...