Time to reopen Delhi: Kejriwal

new delhi — The Delhi government will allow all the red zone relaxations in the city from Monday while the lockdown will be continued, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday.

Speaking to the media, Kejriwal said the Centre has announced extension of lockdown for two weeks from Monday. “Entire Delhi is a red zone. The Central government has given some relaxations to the red zones and we will be allowing all that,” Kejriwal said. “The time has come to reopen Delhi. We will have to be ready to live with coronavirus,” declared the chief minister at a press conference.

Indicating a phasewise removal of the lockdown, Kejriwal said that Delhi was prepared to ease restrictions “in places other than containment zones”.

He said all the government offices with essential services will have 100 per cent staff while those in non-essential services will run with 33 per cent attendance. “All inter-state buses, metros and air travel will be suspended. Autos will be suspended too. The movement of the goods will be allowed,” he said. Malls, market complexes and all the market areas will be shut. But the shops of essential items inside these markets will be allowed. Stationery shops will be allowed. The standalone shops will be allowed to open irrespective of whether they sell essential or non-essential items.

The movement of people between 7pm and 7am will be barred unless something essential.

Four category of people — those above 65 years, pregnant women, those having serious diseases and children below the age of 10 — are not allowed to step out, he said. “We followed all the instructions from the Centre. Making the entire city a red zone is creating trouble for the people. Our revenue has gone down,” he said. —

Making the entire city a red zone is creating trouble for the people. Our revenue has gone down Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi CM