ORDER NO.1442
It is brought to the notice of the general public that the World Health
Organization has declared the recent Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) as a ‘Pandemic’.
Till date, it has affected more than 166 countries including China, USA,
Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and Japan among others. Worldwide, a total of
207,860 cases and 8,657 deaths have been reported so far. In India a total of
166 cases have been reported to be positive. The infection is known to spread through
droplets generated by coughing and sneezing of an infected individual or
through prolonged contact with an infected individual.
The Government of India has been issuing various advisories, instructions and
orders etc. to contain the spread of Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) in the
nation. These include restrictions on international passenger traffic, advisory
on maintaining social distancing measures amongst the members of the public,
etc.
With a view to safeguard Public Health
and in the interest of Public Safety and in order to prevent any outbreak of
the disease in the North and Middle Andaman District, I, Awanish Kumar, IAS,
District Magistrate, North and Middle Andaman, in exercise of the powers vested
in me u/s 144 of the Cr.P.C., do hereby direct the following:-
1. All Shops and
establishments to be shut with effect from midnight of 19th March,
2020, except the following:-
a. Chemist and Pharmacy shops.
b. Grocery /Kirana shops.
c. Milk
Shops/Bakeries.
d. Vegetable/Fruit/Meat
Shops.
e. Fuel Stations
of ANIIDCO.
Moreover, the establishments listed
above shall strictly follow the norms of Social distancing of maintaining a
distance of at least 01 (one) meter from a person, as stipulated by the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India while maintaining
proper queue system outside the premises.
2. All private
offices to be shut with effect from the midnight of 19th March,
2020. However, cable TV operators, DTH operators, Telecom service providers
shall be allowed to run their operations strictly complying with the norms of
social distancing of maintaining a distance of at least 01 (one) meter from a
person, wherever applicable, as stipulated by the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, Government of India .
3. All public
places of worship like Temples, Mosques, Churches, Gurudwaras etc. shall keep
their activities to a bare minimum and strictly follow norms of social
distancing of maintaining a distance of at least 01 (one) meter from a person,
as stipulated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
while maintaining proper queue system outside the premises and not allowing
more than 04 (four) persons at a time, inside the premises.
4. The
operations of the Government departments of the Andaman and Nicobar
Administration shall be governed on the basis of the directions of the General
Administration department, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, as issued from
time to time. The Central Government Departments (including BSNL/CPSUs) shall
operate based on the directions of the Department of Personnel and Training,
Government of India or the concerned department. However, all Government
departments/CPSUs shall strictly abide by the norms of Social distancing by
maintaining a distance of at least 01 (one) meter from a person, as stipulated
by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, wherever
applicable.
5. All
Banks/ATMs functioning in the district shall only provide essential services to
the customers and shall strictly abide by the norms of Social distancing by
maintaining a distance of at least 1(one) meter from a person, as stipulated by
the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, having a proper
queue system and not allowing more than 04 (four) customers at a time, inside
the premises.
6. This order
does not applies to the operations and functioning of the Hon’ble Courts
located in the District.
7. The general
public is directed to refrain from making non-essential travel and trips outside
their residences, except for essential/ emergency needs.
And Whereas, this order
shall come in force in the North and Middle Andaman District from the midnight
of 19th March, 2020 and shall be effective till the midnight of
26th March, 2020.
And Whereas, in view of the
emergent circumstances, this order is being issued ex-parte and is addressed to
the public in general. This order shall be promulgated in the North and Middle
Andaman District by announcement through publicity vans and affixing of copies
thereof at notice boards of the Office of the District
Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrates/Tehsildars as well as public places of
prominence, and publication in the newspapers having circulation in the
district.
Non-compliance of the above
order shall invite strict penal action u/s 188 of Indian Penal Code, 1860,
against the violator(s).
Given under my hand and seal of
this Court on the 19th of March, 2020
(AWANISH KUMAR, IAS)
District Magistrate
North and Middle Andaman District
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