Sales to be regulated by observing mandatory social
distancing
Port Blair, Mar 28
The
Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic by the WHO. The
A&N Administration is also taking all possible measures to contain the
spread of the disease in the Islands. In order to provide all essential
commodities to people, the Administration, over the last four days, has been
encouraging the door to door supply of essential commodities in terms of the
guidelines of the Ministry of Home Affairs including the measures of social
distancing.
However,
the retailers tasked with ensuring door step delivery of essential supplies
found it very challenging to cater to the huge volume of demand received from
the public for supplies. To address the grievances arising out of this
situation, permission to open all shops of essential items have been granted by
the Administration. The customers have to mandatorily observe the measures for
social distancing while coming to purchase essential items.
In this
connection, the following orders have been passed by the Chief Secretary,
A&N Administration with immediate effect:
The essential
goods/commodities would include groceries, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish,
drinking water, bakery products and pharmaceuticals. The sale of the same would
be duly regulated on the ground by way of strict observance of social
distancing measures by the Police.
· General public
would be allowed to access use of ATMs, Post Offices and Banks duly observing
the social distancing norms by the Police.
·
The exceptions
as applicable in the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs
regarding petroleum products will also be hence forth applicable.
The Chief
Secretary has also ordered that the SOP for maintaining supply of essential
goods as issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and other related instructions
should be fully complied with, an official order said to this effect said here
today.
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