Thermal screening drive launched at Ware House

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 8: As advised by the District Administration, Traders Federation Ware House-Nehru Market Jammu has launched a drive to conduct Thermal screening of all Labourers working in this region’s Whole Sale Market.
The camp was organized under the supervision of president Traders Federation Ware House-Nehru Market, RL Gupta. Out of the total nearly 2000 workers/labour force in this market, thermal screening of 500 workers was done on the first day. During this drive, social distance was taken care of.
According to the general secretary of the Federation, Deepak Gupta, a large number of truck drivers and conductors from neighboring states are also coming to the market daily. Although these drivers and conductors are not allowed inside the Mandi, but every precaution is being taken. Apart from this, buyers are also reaching here in different parts of the city. The Federation is taking every precautionary step in collaboration with the District Administration and Health Department to ensure that no worker or businessman gets infected. All this is being done in the interest of the employees, traders and the people of Jammu city, to prevent the spread of the corona virus, he added.
Few days ago, the Health Department had also set up a Corona screening camp in this market and checked about thirty people at random basis in which all reports were found negative.
Four sanitization tunnels have also been set up at the entry gates of Ware House and Nehru Market, he said.