Afternoon News - 18 April, 2020
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**1. Embankment Works to resume after April 21 in Assam following Coronavirus guidelines - **The embankment works to resume after April 21 in Assam. State Water Resources Minister Keshab Mahanta toured Kamrup, Darrang, Biswanath and other districts of the State and instructed departmental officials and contractors to go ahead with the works of vulnerable embankments after April 21.

**2. Guwahati to run short of fruits; fruit-laden trucks are not allowed to enter State - **The supply of fruits remained restricted as the fruit-laden trucks are not allowed to enter the State in view of the corona outbreak. According to Guwahati city vendors, the stocks of fruits in cold storages will also be exhausted within a few days.

**3. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal talks to Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma - **In view of the situation created by the outbreak of novel coronavirus across the country and its fallout in the Northeast, State Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal spoke to his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma on Friday over phone and requested him to ensure hassle-free transportation of the vehicles carrying essential commodities from Guwahati to Barak Valley and vice versa through Meghalaya.

**4. ‘Lay emphasis on storage of food grains, essential items’ Says Phani Bhusan Choudhury - **Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Forum Minister, Phani Bhusan Choudhury, during a review meeting with the officials of his departments and local traders’ association at circuit house here on April 16 had asked officials of his department and district administration to put emphasis on storage of food grains and other essential items to avoid crisis at least for one month in the district.

**5. Take action against unauthorized individuals & vendors selling fish: Fishery dept. to DC - **Even though the Kamrup (M) district had assured to make arrangement door-to-door sale of local fish in the Greater Guwahati areas, a section of unauthorized persons and vendors are selling fish among consumers by violating new coronavirus protocols and causing health concerns. As such, the State Fishery Department has directed the Kamrup (M) administration to take step against the unauthorised persons and vendors, who are selling fish.

**6. NFR transports 408 rakes of freight carrying trains during lockdown period - **The Northeast Frontier Railway carried more than 408 freight rakes to and from various parts of the country during the lockdown period from March 23 to April 16 to check scarcity of food essentials in the region.

**7. Corona guidelines: Pillion riding banned; only two allowed in one car in Guwahati - **The Assam Police has introduced new traffic rules to the guidelines on new coronavirus management under Disaster Management Act 2005, on Friday. The rules include – Ban on pillion riding on two wheelers; In case of private cars, only driver and one person on back seat is allowed and wearing of face masks has been made compulsory.

**8. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal telephones eminent persons of State - **Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on Friday called several eminent personalities from different walks of life of the state belonging to Barak, Brahmaputra, hills and plains. Sonowal while greeting them on the occasion of Rongali Bihu and Assamese New Year talked to them over the prevailing situation in the state. CM Sonowal in his usual demeanour enquired about the health and wellness of the personalities and talked to them.