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7 day restriction on movement and activities from 7:00 pm of May 5
DIMAPUR, MAY 3 (MExN): The Nagaland Government has declared most areas in Dimapur and Kohima as containment zones in view of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the State.
The containment zones include all areas under the Dimapur Municipal Council, Chümoukedima Town Council, colonies/villages along Dimapur-Chümoukedima four-lane road, Kohima Municipal Council and New Capital Complex, Kohima.
The Home Department issued an order imposing restriction on movement and activities in the said areas for 7 days beginning 7:00 pm of May 5.
What is allowed:
• Movement of goods vehicles including vehicles carrying oxygen/cylinders and other medical equipment
• All healthcare facilities including animal healthcare, hospitals, clinics and nursing homes
• All pharmacies including those selling veterinary medicines
• Construction activities
• Agri and allied activities
• Funeral services, limited to not more than 20 persons
• Dimapur airport to remain open and movement of staff & passengers allowed
Movement of people
• Exemptions for officers & staff working in district administration, police, security forces, Fire & Emergency Services, Home Department, Medical, Postal Service, NIC, NSDMA, Home Guards & Civil Defence, SDRF, Power, PHED, Food & Civil Supplies, Finance, Treasury & Accounts, Banks/ATMs, IT&C, IPR, AIR, Doordarshan, all personnel relating to electronic & print media, telecom and internet service providers, food/grocery delivery service providers
• Movement of private passenger vehicles allowed to ply on odd-even system with 50% occupancy
• Public transport vehicles like buses, taxis, autos, 2 wheeler taxis etc allowed to ply with 50% occupancy
• Only 25% of such public transport vehicles in the district allowed to ply in a day. DTFs to issue modalities
Businesses & shops
• Petrol pumps to remain open as usual while ensuring there is no crowding
• All vegetable, fish, meat vendors, milk booths may remain open from 6:00am to 2:00pm.
• Hotels for lodging allowed to remain open with minimal staff
• Restaurants to remain closed for in house dining. They may cater through takeaway and home delivery
• Small stand alone shops in colonies allowed to open subject to regulation by respective ward/colony authority
Religious places
• All mass gatherings are to be closed including religious places, except for solemnization of weddings with prior permission of the Deputy Commissioner
All other activities and movement of persons except the ones cited above will be suspended during the period.
Meanwhile, the Administrative Heads of Departments, Heads of Departments and Heads of Offices have been directed to form a core group of officers in their departments to attend to urgent and essential matters including court cases who shall attend office. All other government employees should be available on call, the order stated.
The districts, blocks and areas which do not fall under the containment zones can continue their activities as per the guidelines issued by the State Government on April 29. The order further stated that the ‘night curfew’ imposed by DTFs may continue.
The Home Department directed that these measures should be enforced strictly by the DTFs with strict checking to prevent non essential movement of persons.
