UP govt issues guidelines to unlock lockdown

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UP govt issues guidelines to unlock lockdown

Monday, 01 June 2020 | PNS | Lucknow


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A day after the Central government announced that the lockdown will be lifted across the country in three phases, Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday released its guideline, lifting almost all restrictions and allowing opening of shops, plying of local transport and inter-district buses.
The guidelines said that government offices would function in the state with 100 per cent workforce but with staggered timings — 9 am to 5 pm, 10 am to 6 pm and 11 am to 7 pm – to maintain social distancing.
The government order specified that night restriction on movement would be strictly enforced between 2100 hours to 0500 hours and that senior citizens and children below 10 years age should avoid public places.
Restrictions would be strictly enforce in containment zone and except for health, police and delivery persons no one would be allowed to move there.
In the 11-page guidelines, the government, however, did not allow opening of sectors restricted by the Centre and announced that religious places, shopping malls, hotels and restaurants would open from June 8.
The decision to open educational institutions, coaching centre will be taken in July.
“The guidelines will be enforced from June 1 and will be enforced for the next 30 days. But social distancing, face mask and sanitising would be compulsory for shops, public transport and business establishments and any violation will attract severe punishment and fine under the Epidemic Diseases Act,” Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said here on Sunday.
“The government has lifted ban on pillion riders on two-wheelers while autos, taxis and buses will be allowed to ply only with allowed capacity,” he said and added that Roadways and private buses along with city buses would be allowed to ply only after proper sanitising and autos and taxis would also follow the health guidelines.
The guidelines say that all markets will remain open from 9 am to 9 pm. Supermarkets are allowed to open with condition of social distancing and other precautionary measures. Weekly markets are allowed in rural areas but weekly markets in urban areas will not be allowed.
The vegetable mandis will open from 0400 hours to 0700 hours while fruit mandis will open from 0800 hours to 2000 hours daily.
Awasthi said that street vending would be allowed with proper guidelines.
Parks will now open from 0500 hours to 0800 hours and 1700 hours to 2000 hours.
“Though the stadium and sports complexes have been allowed to open, entry of spectators would be banned,” the additional chief secretary said.
He also said that salons and beauty parlours would allowed to open but social distancing would have to be practised and the staff working there would have to wear face shields and gloves while working.
The government has allowed marriage halls to open but only 30 people will be allowed permission at a function held there and no one will be allowed to enter with firearm.
The government said that containment zone would have strict norms but in the rural areas in containment zone, farming activity would be allowed with the use of tractor and other machines.
Redefining containment zone, particularly in the high-rise buildings, the guidelines say if there is one coronavirus positive case, the entire tower will be sealed and if positive cases are found in other towers, then the common area like park, sports arena, gym, swimming pool, banquet hall and other places will also be identified as containment zone.
In offices, if a positive case is detected, the office will be sealed for 24 hours and after sanitising the entire office it will be reopened but the expenditure of sanitisation will be borne by the office.
Similarly, in the offices in multi-storied buildings, if one coronavirus positive case is found, that entire floor will be sealed and if the infection spreads in more than one floor, then the entire building will be sealed.
The government in its guidelines said that traffic restrictions in Noida and Ghaziabad would be sorted out by the local district authorities as per the Central guidelines.

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