2-day shutdown to be imposed in this NAC of Odisha

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Aug 4, 2020 at 3:17 PM

Dhenkanal: The Dhenkanal Collector has decided to impose shutdown in Bhuban NAC area of the district from August 5 to 7 after 40 persons from the area tested positive for COVID-19 while most of them are local contact cases.

Intensive contact tracing and active surveillance will be carried out in Bhuban during the period.

Cuttack: All shops, business establishments to remain shut from 2 pm

Three-day shutdown imposed in two more urban areas of Odisha

The following activities will be allowed during the shutdown:

* All medical establishments i.e. hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, including medicine stores, movement of ambulances and all medical personnel.

* District and municipal administration/police/fire services.

* Central & State government officials on emergency duty.

* Telecom Services.

* Petrol Pumps.

* Print and Electronic Media identified by the DI & PRO/ District Police.

* Water supply, sanitation & sewerage workers.

* Electricity supply & Distribution.

* Movement of Goods & good carriers either loaded or unloaded.

* Industrial establishment, Factories and Construction activities.

* All Agriculture, Horticulture & fisheries, animal husbandry, veterinary services & allied activities, including procurement at mandis.

* Movement of road transport on highways, road movement of transiting vehicles.

* Movement of Public Transport, private vehicles and taxis (including cabs by aggregators like Ola, Uber, etc) to and from airport, railway station and bus terminals/stands/stops, for facilitating the movement of passengers by air, rail and road.

* Marriages and Funeral with permission of the local authority.

* ATMs.

* Operation of the bus station and their associated offices, movement of associated personal and activities.

* Home delivery of food, groceries, vegetables and essential items by restaurants and aggregators.

* Dhabas along National and State Highways/ Major roads for takeaway only.

* Milk booths.

* Newspaper hawkers between 5 am and 8 am only.

* LPG distribution, home delivery of cooking gases & associated activities, personnel and Vehicular movements.

* Banks, Insurance & Financial Institutions including service organizations to operate with not more than 25% of their manpower for essential banking transaction & ATM feeding agencies.