Covid: Curfew in Leh extended till June 7
Premium- DDMA-Leh chairman today notified the extension of ongoing curfew from 24th May till 7th June in Leh
Covid curfew in Leh has been extended till June 7. DDMA-Leh chairman today notified the extension of ongoing curfew from 24th May (7 am) till 7th June (7am) in Leh. In a notification, the administration said that a detailed assessment of the current Covid situation in Leh district had been conducted by the DDMA in light of continuous surge in infection cases, positivity rate and hospital admissions. The administration, it said, was of the clear view that extension of restrictions was needed to avoid further spread of coronavirus.
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In an order, Leh District Magistrate Shrikant Balasaheb Suse said that all movement passes issued by his office "shall stand withdrawn" with immediate effect.
- No public dealing dealing shall be allowed in all government offices with effect from May 22. And all government offices shall adopt virtual mode of meeting, avoiding any kind of physical meeting till further order.
- There shall be complete restriction on all kind of activities/movements during weekends i.e Saturday and Sunday.
- There shall be complete restriction on movements from May 24 to June 7 across leh district.
- Employees of UT, GoI, PSUs, autonomous bodies, universities, banks and airport staff shall be allowed to commute to/from office from 9 am to 10:30 am and from 4 pm to 5:30 pm. They will have to produce valid identity cards along with colour coded duty roster which shall be pasted on the front windscreen of the vehicle
- All Leh bound vehicles including the load carriers/commercial taxis coming from outside district shall be allowed with strict compliance of Covid SOPs of UT/District administration.
- The passengers including tourists travelling to/from outside Leh district by air shall be allowed to commute on the production of boarding passes/air tickets. And only a limited number of taxis/mazda buses with prior permission of the office of the DM shall be allowed to ply.
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