<span style="color: #222222;">Manipur State is a COVID-19 free state in India till today and it is expected to continue maintaining the status considering the sensitivity of its people on Novel Corona pandemic. After a video of social distancing norms followed in Manipur has gone viral in social media, another far flung border area has shown the sensitivity of COVID-19 into action.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">One village in the hill district of Senapati has built around 80 cottages meant for quarantine of its villagers who were stranded outside and now coming to the state. The Villagers of Tungjoy which is a border village neighbouring with Nagaland and 35 KM far from district headquarters has fully completed building these cottages today. They have not taken any assistance from government for the arrangement.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Chairman of Tungjoy Village Authority M.S. Marcus said to AIR News, series of meetings were held in the village regarding prevention of spreading COVID-19 in the village and steps to be taken for those villagers stranded outside and now coming to Tungjoy. Around 100 villagers are believed to be stranded and two have reached Manipur from Chennai today.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said the cottages are constructed to accommodate incoming stranded villagers. One hut will accommodate only one person and cottages are classified as green, orange and red zones according to the state from where the person has come. Moreover, three information centres have also been set up for better communication. If they are accommodating in government sponsored quarantine centres for 14 days, they will be put another 14 days in these cottages.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">During their stay, food and other requirements will be arranged by villagers and dedicated volunteers will monitor them. These cottages are built with wood and bamboo with tin roof and around 12 feet gaps are kept between the cottages as social distancing norms, Chairman Marcus said.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Tungjoy village is inhabited by around 900 household of Paomai community of Manipur. Although the village has lower literacy rate of 58.37% which is lower compared to overall of the State, the news of sensitivity and action taken against spreading of COVID-19 has already rippled across the State and created surprise to others.</span><br />''