Telangana announces lockdown for 10 days starting May 12th
The Chief Minister of Telangana in a press conference announced that lockdown would be imposed in the state for a period of 10 days starting from 12th May 10am. A relaxation period from 6 AM to 10 AM for the people for their general activities and needs. Only for these four hours, all the shops will be opened and they would close for the rest of 20 hours, as the lockdown would be imposed strictly. The situation would be reviewed again on 20th May.
Some of the sectors that have been exempt from this lockdown have been given below-
Works related to the agriculture produce, allied sectors, work undertaken with the Agriculture Machines, Running of the rice mills, Transport of the paddy and rice, supplying Paddy to the FCI, Fertiliser and Seeds shops, Seed manufacturing companies, and other Agri based sectors.
The Cabinet has decided, keeping in view the welfare of farmers, to continue purchasing the Paddy.
Pharmaceutical Companies, companies manufacturing Medical equipment, Medical Distributors, Medical Shops, all types of medical and health services, Government and private hospitals, their staff. The staff and employees of these sectors would be given special passes and are allowed with their vehicles.
Supply of drinking water, sanitation works in rural and urban areas would continue.
Power generation, distribution and their allied services would also be continued.
Transportation on National Highways will be allowed as it is.
Petrol and Diesel Pumps would be open on the National highways.
Warehousing and cold storage activities are exempted.
Print and Electronic Media are exempted.
EGS works are exempted
Government offices would work with 33 percent of the staff.
Like during the lockdown last time, Banks and ATMs would also work.
Only 40 members are allowed for marriage who got prior permission.
For funeral rites, 20 persons at the maximum are allowed.
It is decided to set up check posts on the borders of Telangana state.
Public transports like the RTC and Metro are available from 6 AM to 10 AM.
The public Distribution System(Ration Shops) is opened from 6 AM to 10 AM.
LPG supply of the cylinders would continue as usual.
The Cabinet has decided to close down Cinema Halls, Swimming Pools, Clubs, Gyms, Amusement parks, and Sports Stadia.
The State cabinet has instructed the DGP to strictly implement the lockdown following the Covid guidelines strictly.
