Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has released guidelines for resident welfare associations (RWA)and management committees in apartment complexes, housing societies and gated communities on Friday in the wake of spurt in numbers of Covid infections in these places. For strict implementation of containment measures and follow up surveillance activities, the BBMP has given additional guidelines.

The guidelines also state that open common areas, and walkways should not get converted into socialising points, and vendor services, couriers, and delivery services should be limited till the main gate. It has been recommended to maintain a comprehensive list of all non-residents visiting or accessing the complex with their contact details. A vigil should also be kept on returnees from other states, especially from Kerala and Maharashtra.

Bengaluru city has seen an increase in the number of clusters (3 or more cases together) and associated containment zones (100 metre surrounding area) over the past two weeks. The number of active containment zones had crossed 160 on August 9 of which 79, or 50 percent, were in apartment complexes, BBMP Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said. He added that if the positivity rate rises in Bengaluru, the BBMP is going to take appropriate measures to contain the menace. As many as 60,000 Covid tests were conducted and the positivity recorded remained at 0.6 percent. "Instead of panicking, we must think on lines of how to avoid the disease," Gupta said.

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