LOCKDOWN ANNOUNCED IN WEST BENGAL UPTO 30 MAY

In the midst of the flooding Covid-19 cases, the West Bengal government on Saturday declared a total lockdown across the state from 6 am on May 16 to 6 pm on May 30. It likewise forced a night time limit, which will be noticed each night from 9 pm to 5 am, starting Sunday night. 

The Chief Secretary  In charge  Alapan Bandyopadhyay said that severe conditions on the development of transport and different areas are forced for about fourteen days to control the circumstance in the state. 

The state government didn't authoritatively consider the limitations a lockdown, in any case, virtually all administrations, including the instruction area, and private and public workplaces, will be shut.

What is Services are Closed in Lock Down-

•  All instructive organizations including schools, universities and anganwadis not permitted to work.

• All administration and private workplaces, aside from administrations identified with fundamental administrations, to stay shut.

•  Shopping buildings, shopping centers, film theaters, salons, eateries, bars and rec centers to stay shut.

•  Metro, intra-state transportation suspended.

•  Movement of private vehicles, aside from crisis administrations excluded.

•  Parks, zoos and asylums to stay shut .

• All open air exercises including development of individuals and vehicles disallowed between 9pm to 5am.

     What Services are Opened In the Lock Down -

• Retail shops and supplies, bazaars and shops selling vegetables, fruits, groceries, milk, bread meat and eggs will be allowed to remain open between 7 am and 10 am

•  Sweetmeat shops will be allowed to function between 10 am and 5 pm

•  Jewellery and textile shops to function between 12 pm and 3 pm

•  Medical shops and optical stores will function as per usual working hours

•  Movement of private vehicles/taxis to/from hospitals, vaccination centres, airports and media houses allowed

•  Intra-state movement of emergency and essential services personnel, goods are allowed

•  Inter-state movement of medical supplies, oxygen, essential food commodities including eggs, milk, meat, fish and fuel allowed

•  All industries and manufacturing units relating to medical supplies, Covid-19 protective supplies, health and hygiene care products, oxygen and oxygen cylinders allowed

•  Continuous process industries and production and packaging of essential food commodities and beverages including milk, poultry, fish and meat also allowed

•  Tea gardens can function with 50 percent of total staff of each shift

•  Jute mills can function with 30 percent of total strength of each shift

•  E-commerce/home delivery of all items allowed

•  Banks, financial institutions to remain open between 10am and 2pm and for ATM operations

•  Petrol pumps, automobile workshops, LPG offices/distribution centres to function as usual

•  Print, electronic media and social media, MSOs and cable operators to remain functional

•  SEBI regulated and notified market entities to remain open

•  50 persons can attend marriage functions at a time following physical distancing norms

•  20 people allowed at funeral rites at a time following physical distancing norms

•  Movement of people and vehicles for purpose of health services, law and order and essential commodities including agricultural produce and other emergency services allowed