Hindustan Times ST (Mumbai)

Thane on level 2: Hotels, cinema halls and malls will operate at 50% capacity

- Sajana Nambiar

INDUSTRIAL UNITS MANUFACTUR­ING ESSENTIAL GOODS OR PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES CAN RUN REGULARLY IN AREAS UNDER LEVELS 1 TO 3

THANE: The Thane Municipal Corporatio­n (TMC) has issued an unlock notificati­on based on the level 2 guidelines of the state government, which will come into effect from Monday. The Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporatio­n (KDMC) has also issued a level 3 unlock notificati­on in its limits.

In Thane, the hotels, cinema halls and malls will be operationa­l with 50% capacity. Local services are not allowed, while public places, open ground and morning walks are permitted.

All the government and private offices can be opened, sports complexes will be allowed from 5am to 9am and 5pm to 9pm for indoor and outdoor activities all day. Shooting will be allowed on regular basis. Social and cultural gatherings will be allowed at 50% capacity.

Marriages will be allowed with 50% capacity of the hall with a maximum of 100 people, while funerals will be allowed without any restrictio­ns. Election and meeting of local bodies

Navi Mumbai is on level 2 of unlock

will be permitted at 50% capacity, while e-commerce, constructi­on and agricultur­e work is allowed.

Gym, spa and beauty parlour allowed with 50% capacity and public transport is allowed with 100% seatings.

In Kalyan-dombivli, with the level 3 unlock imposed from Monday onwards, non-essential shops will remain shut during the weekend, while the duration to open the shops, have been increased to 4pm. Malls, theatres, multiplexe­s, auditorium­s will remain closed.

Restaurant, hotels can remain open from 7am to 4pm with 50% capacity and home delivery allowed after 4pm. Public places, grounds and cycling are allowed from 5am to 9pm.

Private offices to be allowed on weekdays till 4pm with 50% capacity, sports to be allowed on the ground between 5am to 9pm and 6pm to 9pm, social and cultural gatherings allowed with 50% capacity till 4pm. Marriages are allowed with 50 persons, while 20 persons are allowed at a funeral.

“Even though the positivity rate is less than 5%, our oxygen beds occupancy is borderline. So as per the state government, the local civic bodies can decide on how to much allow and not. The decision un unlocking will be taken after reviewing the situation for a week,” said Vijay Suryavansh­i, commission­er, KDMC.

 ?? SATISH BATE/HT PHOTO ?? A worker sanitises a salon at Dadar, on Sunday.
SATISH BATE/HT PHOTO A worker sanitises a salon at Dadar, on Sunday.
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BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO

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