A tale of two sides of a road
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It is a tale of two sides of a road. Borders don’t matter for folks, and this has been confirmed within the case of Thirukkanur, a suburb of Puducherry sandwiched between the Union Territory and Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu.
The Puducherry-Villupuram arterial road is split by Thirukkanur in Puducherry on one facet and Sithalampattu in Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu on the opposite.
The village presents an fascinating situation within the present context of lockdown.
Shops and enterprise institutions within the Puducherry limits are allowed to do enterprise throughout present lockdown until midday whereas the opposite facet of the road, falling underneath Sithalampattu village in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, presents a forlorn look as Tamil Nadu is observing a whole lockdown until May 31.
So it’s not shocking to see folks from Tamil Nadu stroll over to the opposite facet and buy their necessities as they do have the ability of their State limits.
Though the Villupuram police have sealed the inter-state border with Puducherry, motion of folks has not fully stopped.
“Though movement of vehicles has been regulated to a great extent, except those relating to emergencies, people are making an exception to go out to the other side making use of the six-hour window in the Puducherry region.”
“Though the intense lockdown in Tamil Nadu is aimed at curbing unnecessary movement, people have been walking over to the other side, defeating the purpose,” a police officer in Villupuram stated.
The Puducherry-Villupuram Road is split based on the territorial limits of the two States.
“It is feared that with Puducherry adopting a partial lockdown as against Tamil Nadu, the influx of people from the district to the other side for shopping could result in a spike in COVID-19 cases. The Union Territory should also implement a total lockdown as in Tamil Nadu,” an official stated.
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