GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Revenue

Office of the Collector, North Goa

Disaster Management Cell

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Micro–Containment Order

No. 50-134/COLL(N)/DMC/CONT-SDM/2020-21/321

Whereas, there is a prevailing situation in the

country due to the Health Emergency posed by

COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by Corona

Virus;

Whereas, it has been made to appear to the

undersigned by the Health Officer, Primary Health

Centre, Porvorim, that there is a need for declaration

of Madhuban Complex, Saiai, Porvorim at Salvador-

Do-Mundo, Bardez-Goa as Micro-Containment Zone

in North Goa District being vulnerable to the spread

of the disease;

Now, therefore in exercise of the powers conferred

upon me under Section 30 and Section 34 of the

Disaster Management Act, 2005 and under

provisions of Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 read with

“The Goa Epidemic Disease COVID- 19 Regulation,

2020”, I, Ajit Roy, IAS, District Magistrate, North Goa

do hereby declare area given below, as Micro-

Containment Zones for all purpose and objectives

prescribed in the protocol of COVID-19 to prevent

its spread in the adjoining areas;

Micro–Containment Zone

Sr. No.

Name of the Village

1. BLOCK-B, Madhuban Complex, Salai, Porvorim at

Salvador-Do-Mundo, Bardez-Goa

For combating the situation at hand, the following

action plan is prescribed to be carried out including

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Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected]

screening, testing of suspected cases, quarantine,

isolation, social distancing and other public health

measures in the Micro-Containment Zone

effectively:

1. Deployment of Rapid Response Team (RRT)

The Rapid Response Team is to investigate the

outbreak and initiate control measure by assessing

the situation.

Members of Rapid Response Team for Bardez

Taluka

1. The Dy. Collector & SDM-II, Bardez Taluka

(Incharge).

2. The Dy. Superintendent of Police, Porvorim.

3. The Health Officer, Primary Health Centre,

Porvorim, Bardez.

4. The Village Panchayat Secretary, Salvador Do

Mundo Village Panchayat.

5. The Fire Station Officer, Porvorim,

Department of Fire & Emergency Services.

6. The Joint Mamlatdar-IV of Bardez Taluka.

7. The Inspector of Civil Supply Department,

Mapusa, Bardez.

8. The Assistant Engineer, PWD (Bldgs.),

Mapusa, Bardez.

(Action: Dy. Collector & SDO-II, Bardez)

2. Screening of Persons

(i)

Sufficient number of teams comprising of

Medical, ANM for conducting door to door

thermal screening of each and every person

of entire household falling in Micro-

Containment Zone shall be deployed by the

Health Officer, Primary Health Centre,

Porvorim and will be supervised by any

Doctor appointed by the Health Officer,

Primary Health Centre, Porvorim, Goa. All of

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them should work under the strict direction

of Health Officer, Primary Health Centre,

Porvorim. All the staff on duty shall be

provided with Personal Protective Equipment

and other required device for screening/

/thermal scanning, etc.

(ii)

Health check-up of sick persons of above area

through mobile check-up vans is to be carried

out. The list of person found sick marked with

red ink is to be prepared so that further

necessary action is taken. All positive cases

are to be shifted to Covid Care Centre or Covid

hospital for further management as required.

The Health Officer, Primary Health Centre,

Porvorim, Goa is to ensure screening/testing

of all the close contacts as per medical

protocol and contact tracing of all persons

who have come in contact with these persons.

(Action: Health Officer, Porvorim)

3. Sanitisation

The entire areas of Micro-Containment Zone will

be fully sanitized by the V. P. Secretary, Village

Panchayat Salvador Do Mundo, Bardez, with

assistance of the Fire Station Officer, Porvorim. It

shall be ensured that the staff deployed for

complete sanitization of the locality is adequately

provided with Personal Protective Equipment viz.

face masks, gloves, caps, sanitizers, shoes and also

follow social distancing norms. No sweeping of the

area shall be done and solid waste shall be picked/

/lifted properly to avoid dust. Gate/Door knobs of

each and every household will be properly

sanitized. The Teams and Health Officer, Primary

Health Centre, Porvorim-Goa shall follow proper

medical protocol. The Fire Station Officer, Porvorim,

Department of Fire & Emergency Services shall

assist the Health Officer, Primary Health Centre,

Porvorim, to carry out necessary sanitization of

areas in the Micro-Containment Zone. The V. P.

Secretary will be Nodal Officer for the same. A daily

report on the area sanitized on that day shall be

submitted to the undersigned by 8.00 a.m. every day.

(Action: Village Panchayat Secretary,

Salvador Do Mundo/Fire Dept.)

4. Restriction on Movement

Movement of public i.e. the inhabitants of Micro-

Containment Zone shall be absolutely restricted

and the entire Micro-Containment Zone shall be

sealed by deployment of adequate police force and

setting up of required number of Nakas. In the

Micro-Containment Zones, there shall be strict

perimeter control to ensure that there is no

movement of population in or out of these zones

except for medical emergencies and for maintaining

supply of essential goods and services. The

guidelines issued in this regard by MoHFW will be

strictly implemented.

[Action: SP (North)]

5. Maintenance of Law and Order

The following officers are hereby appointed as

Duty Magistrate for the Micro-Containment Zone

for maintaining law and order round the clock:

Sr. No.

Name & Designation

Time

Shri Shailendra Dessai,

06.00 a.m. to

Joint Mamlatdar-IV, Bardez

02.00 p.m.

Mobile: 9049468580

Shri Rajaram Parab,

02.00 p.m. to

Joint Mamlatdar-III, Bardez

10.00 p.m.

Mobile: 9823215447

Shri Anil Rane Sardessai,

10.00 p.m. to

Joint Mamlatdar-II, Bardez

06.00 a.m.

Mobile: 9423811321

(Action: Duty Magistrate, Bardez)

6. Barricading

Necessary barricading of the Micro-Containment

Zone shall be done by Assistant Engineer, O/o

A. E., PWD (Buildings), Govt. Office Complex, Morod,

Mapusa-Goa

consultation

with

the

Superintendent of Police, North Goa.

(Action: SP (North)/PWD)

7. Protection of the Frontline workers

All the frontline workers shall be provided with all

the equipments for personal protection like PPE,

N95 face mask, triple layered masks, gloves, hand

sanitizer, liquid soap. They shall be provided with

proper safety instructions to be adopted while on

duty and after proceeding home to maintain all

precautionary measures. Sufficient stock of Personal

Protective Equipment/devices and required

medicines shall be kept at the Control Room by the

Health Officer, Primary Health Centre, Porvorim,

Goa. Ambulance and other Para-medical staff shall

be deployed by the Health Officer, Porvorim, Goa.

(Action: Health Officer, Porvorim)

8. Supply of Essentials

Whenever a demand of essential goods/

/commodities such as raw/dry ration/ milk/grocery/

/medicine/vegetables is made, Mamlatdar will

co-ordinate with the Inspector of Civil Supply

Department, Mapusa, Bardez and make these

essential goods available. There shall be separate

packets of vegetable, ration/grocery items, milk,

etc. and delivery of the same would be ensured at

the door step. The delivery personnel would wear

Personal Protective Equipment and drop the

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packets at the door itself. He will not go inside any

house or make physical contact with any person.

Accountability of the essential goods/items

received and distributed to the households shall

be maintained by the above officers on daily basis

for which they may deploy adequate staff.

(Action: Civil Supply Inspector/Mamlatdar)

9. Uninterrupted Power Supply

Regular power supply in the Micro-Containment

Zone shall be ensured by Executive Engineer, O/o

Executive Engineer, Division VI, Electricity Dept.,

Ansabhat, Mapusa.

(Action: Electricity Dept.)

10. Uninterrupted Drinking Water Supply

Regular safe drinking water supply shall be

ensured by the Executive Engineer, Division XVII,

Opposite Health Centre, Porvorim-Goa.

(Action: PWD)

11. Uninterrupted Telecom Services

Regular telecom services shall be ensured by

BSNL, Porvorim, Bardez.

(Action: BSNL, Porvorim)

12. Regular Surveillance

Intensive surveillance mechanism as outlined in

the Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) issued by

MoHFW is to be established within the Micro-

Containment Zone. The Incident Commander-In-

Charge of Sub-Divisions shall ensure 100% coverage

of Aarogya Setu App among the residents of Micro-

Containment Zones.

(Action: SP (North)/Health Officer/SDM-II, Bardez)

13. In the Micro-Containment Zone, the following

activities shall be undertaken by the local

authorities:

a) Contact Tracing.

b) Home or Institutional Quarantining of

individuals based on risk assessment by

medical officers. This risk assessment will be

based on symptoms, contact with confirmed

cases and travel history.

c) House to house surveillance by special teams

constituted for this purpose.

d) Counseling and educating people and

establishing effective communication

strategies.

(Action: Health Officer, Porvorim)

14. Activities need to be followed in Micro-

Containment Zone:

a) Strict perimeter control.

b) Establishment control.

c) Movement of persons only for maintaining

supply of goods and services and for medical

emergencies.

d) No unchecked influx of people and transport.

e) Recording of details of people moving in and

out of perimeter.

[Action: SP (North)]

15. Line Departments with specific responsibility:

Police Department in managing Law & Order

through strict vigil.

Fire Department in Sanitizing Disinfecting

Area.

Horticultural Department through an initiative

called Ration on wheel to ensure the

availability of dry ration and groceries.

(Action: Dy. Collector & SDO-II, Bardez)

Any violation shall invite criminal proceedings

under the relevant provisions of the Disaster

Management Act, 2005 and the Indian Penal Code,

1860.

The Sub-Divisional Magistrate-II, Bardez shall be

overall in-charge of the Micro-Containment Zone

and Buffer Zone and over-see all the arrangements.

All the Officers/Officials on duty shall perform/

/discharge their duties efficiently and any laxity on

the part of any Officer/Official will attract strict

action under the provisions of Disaster Management

Act, 2005.

Date: 25th March, 2021.

Ajit Roy, IAS,

District Collector/District Magistrate/

/Chairman,

District Management Authority,

North Goa, Panaji, Goa.

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