Curfew relaxed by 14 hours, religious places opened in HP
SHIMLA: As the state enters phase one of Unlock 1, the government has relaxed the statewide curfew by 14 hours and allowed residents to visit religious places.
Now, the movement will be restricted from 8pm to 6am throughout the state, except for essential services. The new guidelines will come into effect from June 1 and will continue up to June 30.
A notification issued by the state government says religious places will be open to only residents of Himachal Pradesh as per the standard operating procedures (SOPS) issued by the department of language, art and culture.
RESTAURANTS CAN FUNCTION AT 60% CAPACITY
Restaurants and eateries can serve food by operating at 60% of their capacity and in accordance with SOPS issued by the department of tourism.inter-state movement of public transport buses will remain prohibited. However, taxis will ply with the permission of deputy commissioners concerned.
Inter-district movement of public transport buses, taxis, private vehicles and autos will be allowed without passes.taxis and private vehicles will be allowed during permitted hours.
NO TOURISTS ALLOWED IN HOTELS
Hotels will be opened for the use of those in the state for business purposes and not for tourism. Local residents can also stay in hotels but tourists from other states will not be entertained till further orders. Orchardists, agriculturists, contractors and project proponents will have to arrange quarantine facilities for all labourers brought to the state from outside.
WEEKEND COMMUTERS TO GET PASSES
Daily, weekend commuters through interstate barriers will be issued passes without any quarantine requirements. However, it will be an individual’s personal responsibility to report at health facilities in case of flu or influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT BACK ON ROAD
Public transport, mainly bus services, resumed in Himachal Pradesh on Monday after over twomonths due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
More than 70% Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) buses resumed operations on inter-district and intra-district routes with strict compliance of social distancing norms and other preventive measures to contain the spread of virus, officials said. However, most private buses remained off-road.