‘Consolidated Guidelines’ issued for passenger vehicles in Mon dist

Mon, September 10 (MExN): Deputy Commissioner Mon, Thavaseelan K has notified the restriction on Inter-district and Intra-district for private/commercial passenger vehicles has been lifted on September 1 subject to strict compliance of the ‘Consolidated Guidelines’ with immediate effect. 

All the guidelines for safety practices in high risk setting to prevent transmission of COVID-19 for commercial passengers vehicles/taxi as specified shall be strictly adhere to all concerned, the DC stated. 

As per the order, all trucks/goods transport vehicles drivers/attendants shall be observed and crew members shall be screened for fever by thermal scanners at the points of entry. No passengers shall be allowed to travel in any of the goods trucks. All crew members shall mandatorily wear mask and wash hand frequently with soap & water and hand sanitizers. All crew members shall remain inside the vehicles and shall not mingle with anyone during loading/unloading of consignment after the completion of the loading/unloading of the consignment, the truck shall be required to proceed towards its designation immediately. Local transports required to stay back must remain in home isolation and observed safety measures. District task force will be facilitated availability of adequate hand washing facilities at all check points.

All commercial passenger vehicles should mandatorily maintain daily log book of the travelers with details and limitation on the number of passengers will be as per the existing of state guidelines for lockdown measures. 

It also stated that any person/group acting in violation of the order shall be deemed as offence punishable under section 188 of the IPC in addition to section 51to 60 of disaster management act 2005 and other applicable legal provisions.

Guidelines for shops owners and business establishment
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mon (Administrator Mon Town Council & in-charge, Aboi) Rahul Mali, IAS has notified that as a precautionary measures to contain spread of COVID-19 all shops owners and business establishment that they have to followed guidelines like wearing mask, maintaining social distance of consumers in front of the shop and keeping hand wash, water and sanitizers in shop and maintained the record book of customers visiting the shop. 

Non compliance to above order shall be liable to fine like: 
•    Customers/Shopkeepers those who has not wearing mask- Rs.100 1st time offence and Rs.200 2nd time offence onward.

•    Shop will be shut down for 3 days for 1st offence and for 6 days from 2nd offence onward.

•    Disobedience to order promulgated by government servant under section 188 of Indian Penal Code Rs.200 for 1st time offence and Rs.1000 from 2nd offence onwards. All the shop keepers has been directed to compliance with the order.