Haryana: Malls, shrines not to open in Gurugram, Faridabad from June 8

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Saturday allowed opening of religious places, hotels and malls in the state under Unlock 1.0 starting from Monday, barring Gurugram and Faridabad districts, which have seen a spurt of Covid-19 cases. Most of the areas in the two districts fall in red zones.
In the rest of Haryana, the government has permitted opening of religious places, hotels and malls as per standard operating procedures (SOPs) to be framed by various departments and enforcement agencies.
All this was decided at a high-level review meeting called on Saturday to plan for Unlock 1.0 starting from June 8. The meeting, chaired by CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday, was attended by deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, home minister Anil Vij and senior bureaucrats.
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It has been unanimously decided that the religious places and malls falling under the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority (FMDA) shall not be allowed to open from June 8. However, in the rest of Haryana, the hotels and restaurants can run at 50% strength,’’ said Dushyant Chautala.
The district magistrates will give permission related to opening of restaurants and eateries, etc. The standard operating procedures (SoPs) for religious places will be out soon and the visitors will have to strictly follow social distancing norms as laid down by the government. Wearing masks has also been made mandatory by the government.
It is learnt that holding of religious gatherings and community programmes would continue to be barred.