Arunachal Pradesh has no reported case of covid-19 case yet, but the north-eastern state bordering China is still following the 21-day nationwide lockdown.
The challenge for the state’s administration is to get the public to maintain social distancing. However, in smaller towns and rural areas of the state, the lockdown appears to have been better accepted.
All thanks to age-old social distancing rituals. In the Adi tribal areas, for instance, local residents began implementing the traditional lockdown system called “Pator/Motor" a day before the national curfew.
In areas where the Galo people live, villagers implemented Ali-Ternam—this prohibits the entry and exit of people into and from the villages two days after it begins.
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