BHUBANESWAR: People living in green zones of the state can now move freely in motorcycles and taxis between 7am to 7pm during the extended lockdown period to be continued till May 17.
In the orange and red zones, movement of individuals and vehicles are allowed only for permitted activities according to the revised order issued by the state government on Sunday.
Chief secretary Asit Tripathy issued the order with many relaxations for various activities based on the guidelines issued by the Union ministry of home affairs. The relaxations are not applied for the containment zones in rural and urban areas according to the order.
“The district collectors and municipal commissioners are required to continually assess the risk to public health and with the primary objective of keeping the spread of Covid-19 in check, calibrate their response and impose any further restrictions as needed, in respect of activities permitted in this order, within their jurisdiction,” said Tripathy in the order.
As many as 16 districts are categorised as green zones in Odisha while 11 districts including Khurda district are marked as orange zones. Three districts and Bhubaneswar city are now in red zones.
Though intra-state and inter-state movement of buses would continue to be suspended during the lockdown period, the state government allowed operation of auto-rickshaw and cycle rickshaw only in orange and green zones with an aim to help the people to earn livelihoods. Similarly, taxis and cab aggregators like Ola and Uber are allowed to run in orange and green zones with limited passengers while in red zones cab aggregators are allowed to run for transportation of healthcare professionals.
According to the order, four wheelers in all three zones for permitted or non-permitted activities are allowed to run with two passengers excluding driver. Two wheelers can run with rider and pillion in green and orange zones while in red zones two wheelers are allowed without pillion rider.
The state government’s order also allowed barber shops, spas and saloons to operate in orange and green zones. Also, e-commerce activities of all goods can be continued in orange and green zones while in red zones, e-commerce activities are allowed only for essential goods.
All standalone shops, neighbourhood shops, shops in residential complexes are allowed without any distinction of essential or non-essential goods in urban areas by maintaining social distancing guidelines. In rural areas, all shops except malls are allowed to open without any distinction of essential or non-essential, said the order.
In a major steps towards reviving the industrial economy, the state government allowed all industrial activities in rural area while in urban areas industrial activities are allowed only in orange and green zones.
“In red zones of urban areas, industrial activities like manufacturing units of essential goods including drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and their raw materials, production units which require continuous process and their supply chain, manufacturing of IT hardware, jute industry with staggered shift and social distancing and manufacturing units of packaging materials are allowed,” said the order.
Construction activities of all kinds would continue in rural areas and in orange and green zones in urban areas to help the people to get works. Limited construction activities in red zones of urban areas are also allowed.
Private offices can function with 33 per cent of staff strength in red zones while in orange and green zones, private offices are allowed to run with full strength.
Meanwhile, the state home department on Sunday issued a fresh guideline for smooth inter-state movement of people during the lockdown. The home department notification said sub-collector or tahsildar in districts and DCPs in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack are authorized to issue passes to those who need to travel outside the state for medical emergency.
In the orange and red zones, movement of individuals and vehicles are allowed only for permitted activities according to the revised order issued by the state government on Sunday.
Chief secretary Asit Tripathy issued the order with many relaxations for various activities based on the guidelines issued by the Union ministry of home affairs. The relaxations are not applied for the containment zones in rural and urban areas according to the order.
“The district collectors and municipal commissioners are required to continually assess the risk to public health and with the primary objective of keeping the spread of Covid-19 in check, calibrate their response and impose any further restrictions as needed, in respect of activities permitted in this order, within their jurisdiction,” said Tripathy in the order.
As many as 16 districts are categorised as green zones in Odisha while 11 districts including Khurda district are marked as orange zones. Three districts and Bhubaneswar city are now in red zones.
Though intra-state and inter-state movement of buses would continue to be suspended during the lockdown period, the state government allowed operation of auto-rickshaw and cycle rickshaw only in orange and green zones with an aim to help the people to earn livelihoods. Similarly, taxis and cab aggregators like Ola and Uber are allowed to run in orange and green zones with limited passengers while in red zones cab aggregators are allowed to run for transportation of healthcare professionals.
According to the order, four wheelers in all three zones for permitted or non-permitted activities are allowed to run with two passengers excluding driver. Two wheelers can run with rider and pillion in green and orange zones while in red zones two wheelers are allowed without pillion rider.
The state government’s order also allowed barber shops, spas and saloons to operate in orange and green zones. Also, e-commerce activities of all goods can be continued in orange and green zones while in red zones, e-commerce activities are allowed only for essential goods.
All standalone shops, neighbourhood shops, shops in residential complexes are allowed without any distinction of essential or non-essential goods in urban areas by maintaining social distancing guidelines. In rural areas, all shops except malls are allowed to open without any distinction of essential or non-essential, said the order.
In a major steps towards reviving the industrial economy, the state government allowed all industrial activities in rural area while in urban areas industrial activities are allowed only in orange and green zones.
“In red zones of urban areas, industrial activities like manufacturing units of essential goods including drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and their raw materials, production units which require continuous process and their supply chain, manufacturing of IT hardware, jute industry with staggered shift and social distancing and manufacturing units of packaging materials are allowed,” said the order.
Construction activities of all kinds would continue in rural areas and in orange and green zones in urban areas to help the people to get works. Limited construction activities in red zones of urban areas are also allowed.
Private offices can function with 33 per cent of staff strength in red zones while in orange and green zones, private offices are allowed to run with full strength.
Meanwhile, the state home department on Sunday issued a fresh guideline for smooth inter-state movement of people during the lockdown. The home department notification said sub-collector or tahsildar in districts and DCPs in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack are authorized to issue passes to those who need to travel outside the state for medical emergency.
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