{"id":10659,"date":"2021-04-20T09:34:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T04:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerising.in\/?p=10659"},"modified":"2021-04-20T11:27:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T05:57:07","slug":"mask-hai-na-assam-police-wears-wit-to-mask-up-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northeastrising.in\/test\/mask-hai-na-assam-police-wears-wit-to-mask-up-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Mask Hai Na’: Assam Police wears wit to mask up people"},"content":{"rendered":"

Assam, April 20:\u00a0<\/strong>Playing on the Shahrukh Khan-starrer \u201cMain Hoon Na<\/strong>\u201d, the Assam Police has launched a social media campaign for mask-wearing. It shared a poster of the Bollywood superstar on Twitter with the tagline \u201cMask Hai Na!<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

Wit and humour have been found universally to be effective ingredients in public interest campaigns.<\/p>\n

Even in these difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Assam Police has made sure it does not lose its witty side.<\/p>\n

\u201cCorona ki hogi haar because mask hai na<\/strong>\u201d. Another tweet reads: \u201cTogether we can beat it, 6 feet apart to defeat it<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Additional Director General of Police, Harmeet Singh said: \u201cThese messages are very effective, for they quickly catch the attention of the public. They do get more traction than normal press releases, etc<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Almost on a daily basis, the Assam Police is trying to reach out to people through social media to try and make them adhere to the government-issued guidelines to keep the virus at bay.<\/p>\n

Leading the campaign, Director General of Assam Police, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta<\/a><\/span> is insisting on a mass movement for mask-wearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow much can one achieve by beating up people and penalizing them for not wearing the mask?<\/strong> There should be a mass movement for mask-wearing. People themselves have to realise it,\u201d Mahanta said.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWe are emphasizing on creating a task force with concerned departments, like DDMA and Municipal Corporations, for making mask-wearing mandatory in public places.<\/strong> But this can\u2019t be done successfully without the cooperation and commitment from each one of us\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal held a meeting with senior officials of the government on Monday to prepare a roadmap to combat the disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiscussed the roadmap ahead to combat the ongoing #COVID19<\/span> situation in presence of Health Minister Shri @himantabiswa<\/span> and senior officials in Guwahati. We are taking all measures to keep citizens safe and healthy. Do #WearMask and please follow Govt guidelines<\/strong>,\u201d Sonowal tweeted.<\/p>\n

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Discussed the roadmap ahead to combat the ongoing #COVID19<\/a> situation in presence of Health Minister Shri @himantabiswa<\/a> and senior officials in Guwahati. We are taking all measures to keep citizens safe and healthy. Do #WearMask<\/a> and please follow Govt guidelines. pic.twitter.com\/35g6PlbUFy<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n