Lucknow lockdown in UP latest: Total lockdown in parts of capital; Kanpur, Noida, Varanasi worst hit

Lucknow lockdown news area date extension rules, lockdown in UP latest: Out of the state’s 75 districts, six districts– Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida and Greater Noida), Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Varanasi, Jhansi, and Kanpur Nagar — have accounted for 40 per cent of the total coronavirus cases. (Representative image by Reuters)

Lucknow lockdown news area date extension rules, lockdown in UP latest: Total lockdown is underway in parts of Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow. Meanwhile, on weekends Noida, Ghaziabad, and other parts of the state will witness a strict lockdown. A complete lockdown has been imposed in the areas of Lucknow — Sarojini Nagar, Ghazipur, Indira Nagar, and Ashiana Police Station in the wake of a surge in coronavirus cases from 5 am on July 20 till 10 pm of July 24. Uttar Pradesh reported 1,924 coronavirus cases and 46 COVID19 related deaths in the last 24 hours. With these, total coronavirus active cases reached 19,137, and the death toll stood at 1,192. A total of 30,831 patients have been discharged so far. The highest 130 coronavirus cases were reported in Kanpur where 1,114 cases are active, Health Department said.

Apart from this, the Yogi Adityanath government has selected six districts as the hotspots in the state. Out of the state’s 75 districts, six districts– Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida and Greater Noida), Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Varanasi, Jhansi, and Kanpur Nagar — have accounted for 40 per cent of the total coronavirus cases and 31 per cent of the death toll.

Lucknow lockdown area, date, rules, guidelines, timings

The strict lockdown has been announced in four police station areas in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow. Aashiana, Ghazipur, Indiranagar, and Sarojininagar have been declared as Containment zone from July 20 and the total lockdown has been enforced.

Total lockdown in parts of Lucknow has been enforced from 5 am on Monday i.e July 20 and will remain effective till 10 pm on July 24.

• As per lockdown guidelines, markets, mandis, schools, and colleges are closed in Lucknow containment zones.
• People won’t be allowed to move outside the containment zone. They need to seek permission if they want to go out for emergency purposes.
• Autorickshaw, tempo, e-rickshaw, Taxi are not allowed to ply in the containment zones.
• Hotels, restaurants are not allowed to open. Wedding halls are not allowed to open.
• However, religious places are allowed to open. Devotees and temple authorities must follow social distancing norms.
• IT sector and Industrial units are not allowed to open.
• Shops selling milk, fruits, vegetables are allowed to open.
• CNG gas refilling station, petrol pump are allowed to open.
• Doorstep delivery is allowed.
• Airport, Railways, and Roadways services continue but people need to show tickets.
• Hospitals, emergency clinics, paramedical are allowed to open.
• Banks are allowed to open. Offices, which are allowed to open, must coronavirus help desk, thermometer, and oxymeter.
• Surveillance teams have been directed to become hyperactivated in containment zones. Meanwhile, nodal officers have been deployed in hospitals to monitor the situation.