Lockdown in Puducherry up till 24th May, 2021
On 19th May, 2021 the Government of Puducherry announced that there shall be Corona Curfew from 10.00 pm till 5.00 am every day. In addition to the aforesaid Corona Night Curfew, there shall be lockdown with immediate effect upto 24th May, 2021 (mid-night). All Beaches, Parks, Gardens, Auditorium, Museum, Entertainment venue, Libraries are closed for Public on all days. Gathering and congregations in any form is strictly prohibited. Social/ political / sports/ entertainment / academic / cultural/ festival related and other gathering in both open and closed spaces shall be prohibited.
Some of the permitted activities are given below-
Provision Stores, Vegetable Shops, shops dealing with food, groceries, fruits, meat and fish, animal fodder shall be permitted to function only till 12.00 Noon without air conditioning facility. Shopping Complex and Malls, shall however not be permitted to operate. Routine maintenance of the malls and other closed establishments is permitted. Collectors /Regional Administrators/ Local Administration Department may study the locations where vegetables/ fish / meat shops are densely located leading to gathering of people in large numbers, and plan to space them out in terms of locations, wherever possible.
Only delivery of foods by way of home delivery/ take away by restaurants/ eateries is permitted. Food shall be served to the Guests in Hotels and Lodges in their rooms only and the Guests shall not be permitted to dine in the restaurants attached to Hotels and Lodges. Further, guests for Business reasons and Medical purposes alone are allowed to stay in Hotels /Lodges and Guest Houses. As such only the dine in facility in Restaurants, Hotels, Mess and eateries shall not be Tea shops and fresh juice shops, being a place for permitted. gathering/loitering, shall not be permitted.
The Restaurants/ eateries are permitted to open for the home delivery/ take away alone and upto 12:00 Noon only. They shall be closed down if they are found violating this lockdown order/ restrictions or COVID-19 appropriate behavior is not observed in and around their premises.
Dairy & Milk supply / booth, pharmacy, hospitals, medical labs, Pharmaceuticals, Opticians, medicines and medical equipments, distribution of news papers, ambulance and hearse vehicle services, medical and its allied activities, all medical emergency cases shall be permitted.
Goods transport shall be permitted. Private, Government public passenger transport (buses/auto/taxies) shall not to be permitted. However vehicle for medical and emergency purposes, marriages, death of a key relative, interview /examinations will be allowed. These vehicle owners are advised to place a transparent glass or other material shields to break the contact between the driver and the passengers.
All religious places/ places of worship shall be closed for public worship. However, essential Poojas/ Prarthanas / Rituals are permitted to be conducted only by the priests/employees of the respective religious place.
Marriage related gathering shall be permitted but with guests not exceeding 25.
