Amdavad One Mall at Vastrapur vacated and sealed by AMC for non-compliance of Pandemic rules

Ahmedabad: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has vacated Amdavad One Mall (known as Alpha One Mall) in Vastrapur area here for non-compliance of social distancing and mask wearing rules. The AMC officials raided the mall late in the afternoon and found non-compliance of preventive rules pertaining to Covid-19 pandemic. There was heavy rush of people in the mall due to Raksha Bandhan festival and public holiday.

AMC has sealed the mall and suspended all commercial activities in the mall. AMC has in its notice asked mall management to disinfect entire mall premises. AMC has also asked mall management that all active staffers such as security guards, house keeping staff etc will need to undergo rapid tests for Covid-19. None other than maintenance and house keeping staff will be allowed entry. The mall management will need to give undertaking that no rules pertaining to Covid-19 will be breached in future. The mall management will face criminal procedure if seal is opened or commercial activities are resumed without permission of AMC.

AMC has in its notice to mall management conveyed that as per the government guideline, owners, employees and customers are required to wear mask continuously and maintaining distance between two person is must. For last few days, these rules were not followed.



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