Blocked Bailey Road opens, finally

PATNA: The portion of Bailey Road from Ashiana Mor to Jagdeopath was reopened to traffic after nearly 20 days on Tuesday. The stretch was closed after a private hotel in the locality was transformed into a Covid care centre. A district administration official said the hotel has no Covid-19 patient now.
Patna DM Kumar Ravi and other senior officers reached Ashiana Mor around 11.45am for inspection and threw open the road for traffic.The DM told media persons that Khajpura, Machhli Gali, Durga Sthan and the area near BPSC office will continue to remain containment zones even though traffic is allowed on the main road.
“Only general stores, medicine shops and banks will be allowed to function on the stretch between Durma Chowki and Jagdeopath,” the DM added.