PUNE: The combined metropolitan area of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad was declared a containment zone late Sunday and sealed till April 27, making the twin cities with a total population of over 7.5 million the first in India to be entirely locked down.
The move came a day after Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar announced stricter implementation of lockdown measures in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad for the next eight days, beginning Monday, following a meeting with the Pune’s divisional commissioner and other senior district and police officials.
Areas with a concentration of Covid-19 cases have been declared containment zones across states, but no city barring Pune has so far been sealed in its entire