As a part of Jan Andolon, awareness programme on COVID-19 was organised by Jiribam police on Wednesday, particularly for auto-rickshaw drivers.
The programme was attended by police personnel of Jiribam Police Station including additional SP (Operations), additional SP (Law and Order), SDPO and OC.
The auto-rickshaw drivers were instructed to strictly follow the SOPs given by the government. They were advised to maintain distance with the passengers, wear face masks all the time and use hand sanitisers regularly which also included to sanitise the money while taking fare from the passengers or returning change to them. It was also discussed to fix a broad plastic sheet in the space between the passengers and the driver.