AMC Issues revised rules for Lockdown 4.0; list of what is allowed & what`s not

  • | Tuesday | 19th May, 2020

Even as coronavirus continues to grip Ahmedabad, the state government has decided to go ahead with lockdown relaxation. After nearly two months of restrictions, the city residents will be able to feel some degree of normalcy in daily activities.

Gujarat has given a slew of relaxations for the state for lockdown 4 beginning today. The state has been largely divided into two segments- Containment and Non-Containment Zones.

There is no relaxation in containment zones other than what has been allowed during the lockdown period. However, the containment zones will be reviewed from time to time. 7 pm to 7 am curfew remains in force across both zones.

What is open?

1. In containment zones, shops selling essential items will remain open from morning 8 am to afternoon 3pm
2. All shops and businesses will be open in non containment zones from 8 am to 4pm
3. Auto-rickshaws allowed, except in Ahmedabad and Surat, with a maximum of two passengers in each auto
4. Market and shops to be opened on odd-even basis and at no time more than five people should be in any shop
5. Areas outside containment zone on the western bank of Sabarmati in Ahmedabad can open shops and businesses on odd-even basis. But no relaxation on the eastern bank of Sabarmati in Ahmedabad
6. State transport buses will start across the state except in Ahmedabad due to high number of cases
7. Marriages with 50 people and funerals with 20 people
8. Paan Cigarettes shops
9. Public libraries
10. Cab aggregators with driver plus two passengers are allowed, except in containment areas and in eastern Ahmedabad
11. Haircutting salons
12. Home delivery for restaurants
13. Private offices with 33 percent attendance
14. All repair shops garages outside containment zones
15. Textile markets in Surat outside containment zones on odd even basis
16. Diamond industry to be opened with 50 percent staff
17. Goods transporters
18. N-95 masks and 3 layer masks to be sold from Amul Milk parlours

What is not

1. Schools and colleges
2. Gyms and swimming pools
3. Shopping malls
4. Parks
5. Religious places
6. Cultural events
7. Buses, except in the containment zones
8. People living in containment zones will not be allowed to go out for work

 


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