Port Blair, May 01: Ministry of Home Affairs has
issued orders to extend the nationwide lockdown for a further period of 2 weeks
with effect from 4th May, 2020. New guidelines have been publicized which will
be applicable based on the risk profiling of the districts into RED (Hotspot),
GREEN and ORANGE zones.
As per the list circulated today by Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare, South Andaman district falls under the Red Zone
while North and Middle Andaman and Nicobar Districts are in the Green Zone.
The Red Zone district is further divided into
Containment Zones and Non-Containment Zones.
As on 1st May, South Andaman has
following areas in the Containment Zones:-
Zone 1: Dignabad, Round Basti, Atlanta Point, Sisty
Nagar, Mohanpura.
Zone 2: Biggi Line.
Zone 3: Bambooflat, Wimberlygunj, Stewartgunj,
Kanyapuram, Nayapuram, Hope Town, Shore Point, Govind Puram, Mannarghat.
Zone 4: Teylerabad (Part), Calicut.
Intensive surveillance will be undertaken in these
areas and all residents are requested to install Arogya Setu App. There will be
strict control over movement of people in and out of the Containment Zones. OPD
and medical clinics within these will also be closed.
In the remaining areas of the district South
Andaman, movement of taxis and opening of barber shops, spa and salons will not
be allowed. Permitted activities in the urban areas include; select category of
industrial activity in urban areas, in-situ construction activities, shops and
market complexes selling essential goods, all standalone and neighbourhood
shops, private and Govt. Offices with 33% strength. It may be noted that all
industrial, construction activities and all essential and non-essential shops
will remain open in rural areas. OPD and Medical clinics can also operate
outside Containment Zones.
In the Green Zone districts and Island of Swaraj
Dweep, Shaheed Dweep, Rutland and Little Andaman, all activities are permitted
except those specifically mentioned below.
Certain activities are however prohibited across
the zones; all domestic and foreign air travel, all educational institutes
(online leaning permitted), hospitality services, cinema halls, shopping malls,
gymnasiums, sports complexes etc; all social/ political/ sports/ entertainment/
academic/ cultural/ religious gathering; all religious places will be closed.
All movement between 7 pm to 7 am is strictly
prohibited. Elderly (>65yrs), pregnant women, people with co-morbidities and
children below age of 10 years to move out of homes only in emergencies.
It is re-emphasised that all activities will be
subject to compliance of strict social distancing norms, wearing of masks / covering
the face and maintaining good personal hygiene practices. National directives
for the public places and work places have to be strictly followed and any
violation will invoke penal provisions of the Disaster Management Act, a press
release said here today.
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