NEW DELHI: As India takes baby steps towards normalcy in line with the staggered easing of lockdown, the Centre on Monday pulled up states where gross violation of norms were reported. "Incidents of violence on frontline healthcare professionals was reported," with "complete violations of social distancing norms and movement of vehicles in urban areas," the Union home ministry said.
The situation, the ministry added, was "especially serious in Indore (MP), Mumbai & Pune (Maharashtra), Jaipur (Rajasthan), and Kolkata, Howrah, Medinipur East, 24 Parganas North, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)." In a quick, damage control measure, the Centre has now formed eight inter-ministerial central teams (IMCT) to "make on-spot