U.T. drafts guidelines for various activities during lockdown
The Hindu
Exemptions granted to lower the impact on economy, say officials
Amid a rising graph of second wave coronavirus cases, the administration on Thursday framed orders on prohibited and permissible activities that would be in force during the complete lockdown starting 10 p.m. on Friday and the partial restrictions from Monday up to April 30. In a bid to cushion the impact on economic activities, the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) permitted a range of activities during the weekend lockdown, such as shops dealing with food, groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy and milk booths, meat and fish, industrial production, animal fodder, pharmaceuticals, opticians, medicines and medical equipment, and newspaper distribution. The high-level meeting with officials, chaired by Lt. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, on Tuesday had gone through the pros and cons before arriving at a decision to go in for a complete lockdown on the weekend and restricted timings next week, officials said. In essence, the measures, while allowing calibrated access to markets, simultaneously seek to discourage shopping as a family outing or random socialising behaviour for a brief period of time.More Related News