In Chandigarh, public transport likely to resume
RELAXATIONS ON CARDS Odd-even rule for shops likely to go, final decision in meeting presided over by Badnore today
CHANDIGARH: With the central government issuing fresh guidelines for the lockdown 4.0 post May 17, the UT administration is planning to resume public transport, allow interstate movement of vehicles and persons without passes and opening of Sector 17 and Madhya Marg markets among other relaxations in the city.
The final decision on relaxations will be taken in a meeting to be presided over by UT administrator VPS Badnore on Monday. The city was placed under lockdown on the midnight of May 3, after the curfew imposed since March 24 was lifted. A number of relaxations were also allowed between 7am and 7pm.
CHANDIGARH : After nearly two months of remaining off road, public transport in Chandigarh is all set to be back on track.
With the central government issuing fresh guidelines for the lockdown 4.0 post May 17, the UT administration is planning to resume public transport, allow interstate movement of vehicles and persons without passes and opening of Sector 17 and Madhya Marg markets among other relaxations in the city.
The final decision on relaxations will be taken in a meeting to be presided over by UT administrator VPS Badnore on Monday.
The city was placed under lockdown on the midnight of May 3, after the curfew imposed since March 24 was lifted. A number of relaxations were also allowed between 7am and 7pm.
Manoj Kumar Parida, UT adviser, said, “As per the central government guidelines, we are considering to resume local and interstate bus services. Apart from this, a decision will also be taken on whether to open Madhya Marg and Sector 17 markets besides other congested ones in Sectors 19 and 22. The UT administrator will hold a meeting on Monday to take a final call.”
Discussion will also be held on whether to continue with oddeven formula for opening shops in inner sector markets.
On Sunday, the Centre allowed interstate transport in public and private vehicles, with mutual consent of states and UTS. The public transport will be opened with partial capacity, as only 50% of the seats will be allowed to be used.
DECISION ON RED ZONE
With the Centre empowering states and UTS to delineate red, orange and green zones, the UT administration will also be deciding on the red zone designation for the city.
As many as 191 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the city till Sunday evening with no fresh case reported for the last four days. “Majority of the cases are from six containment zones, and there has been no fresh case for the last four days. The administrator will take the final decision on whether to keep the entire city under red zone or only limited areas,” said a senior UT official, who didn’t want to be named.
The city, designated as a red zone on April 15, has six containment zones. Within these containment zones, only essential activities will be allowed. There will be strict perimeter control to ensure that there is no movement of people in or out of these zones, except for medical emergencies and for maintaining supply of essential goods and services.