Madhya Pradesh authorities 'deploy' Yamraj and Chitragupt to reinforce COVID-19 norms

In Mhya Presh, artists have been hired by local district ministration to raise awareness about COVID-19 pandemic. According to ANI, Bhopal district ministration, under recently-launched 'Rok-Tok Abhiyan', has deployed artists dressed as Yamraj and Chitragupt whose primary task is to create awareness about COVID-19 precautions.

Yamraj and Chitragupt have been deployed in New Market area to issue symbolic warnings to those who are flouting COVID-19 safety regulations. 

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Symbolic warning

Yamraj and Chitragupt are Hindu deities, who are responsible for death and keeping records of deeds of humans respectively. While Chitragupt maintains a record book, where he tes actions of humans here on Earth, Yamraj, god of death, punishes sinners when y reach his abode, Yamlok.

district ministration in Bhopal is using artists to deliver a symbolic mess to those who are flouting COVID-19 rules that if y do t follow safety measures y will suffer at hands of Karma. 

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In video shared online, artists, dressed as Yamraj and Chitragupt, can be seen warning people who are roaming without following precautionary measures such as masks and social distancing. video shows Yamraj warning passersby in New Market area and Chitragupt distributing faces masks and sanitising peoples' hands. 

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Several parts in country are recording a surge in COVID-19 cases and especially after governments eased restrictions following months of strict lockdowns. Mhya Presh has recorded more than 1,90,000 confirmed cases so far and over 3,100 people have lost ir lives. Between vember 6 to 19, state recorded more than 13,000 new cases, which is one of highest across all of India.

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