Based on the current scenario of COVID -19 infections, an awareness program was conducted on 19th March, 2020 under the initiative of the Department of Zoology, Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati in the vicinity of the college campus. Pamphlets, containing related information for common public and hand sanitizers were distributed as required and attempts were made to aware them of the basic precautionary measures to be undertaken to avoid its infection and spread. Instead of panicking the people were encouraged to wash their hands regularly, avoid gatherings and maintain at least 1 meter distance during interaction. The program gained overwhelming response in the form of queries and vow to spread the received message to others to combat the outbreak.