AHMEDABAD: The night curfew in the city has been extended from December 7 till further orders in view of the spike in Covid-19 cases. It will be in force from 9pm to 6am.
A notification in this connection was issued by the city police chief Sanjay Srivastava on Monday. “People should not come out of their houses or on streets during the curfew time,” mentions the notification. The night curfew was imposed in the city on November 23.
Some public utility services like petroleum, CNG and water supply, sanitation services, electricity production and transmission units, telecommunication, disaster management, central security forces, jails, and essential services of the municipal corporations have been kept out the purview of the notification.
Public and private medical services, medical stores, home delivery of medicines by e-commerce sites milk distribution, electronic and print media, private security services, production of essential items, pharmaceuticals and those units who need constant production are exempted from the curfew.
In case of funeral procession, only 20 persons will be given permission. Transportation of goods from railway stations and airport, passengers travelling by air or by railways and people accompanying them are also exempted from curfew on production of tickets.
Taxis and radio cab services will be allowed. ATM banking, IT vendors, ATM operations and cash distribution agencies for ATM are exempted.
Exemption from curfew will also be based on amendments made by Government of India and Government of Gujarat.
The notification mentions that persons violating the curfew notification will be booked under Section 188 of the CrPC and Sections 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Action against anyone violating the curfew norms can be taken by a police official of the rank of head constable and above.