Odisha Government Announces Unlock Guidelines For August

Due to the decline in Covid-19 positivity rate in Odisha, the state government issued the relaxation in the unlock process for the month of August by issuing fresh guidelines.

According to the reports, the Odisha Government announced the fresh guidelines for the month of August. The guidelines are expected to help the authorities to devise strategies in their respective jurisdictions and act as guides for the people to follow the necessary Covid-19 protocols.

SRC Pradeep Jena said that the fresh guidelines will remain in force from August 1 to September 1, 2021 and out of the total 30 districts in Odisha, Covid-19 cases are almost negligible in 27 districts. But, he also mentioned that the graph is high in districts including Puri, Khordha and Cuttack but the situation is not at all concerning.

The night curfew will remain in force in all districts from 8 pm to 6 am and the weekend shutdown restrictions will continue in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri districts.

The Report further informed that all the shops and commercial centres across the state will remain open till 8 pm on all weekdays. The lockdown restrictions for marriage, cremation, meetings, social gatherings, the opening of temples will continue as before.

The following activities ALLOWED in Odisha-

  • Shopping malls, bars, theatres, cinema halls, dhabas and parks
  • Jatra, opera and open-air theatres
  • All shops, transport of goods, industrial activities, construction activities
  • Inter-state and Intra-bus services
  • Zoo, swimming pools
  • Hospitals, clinics, medicine stores and diagnostics centres. All healthcare services including AYUSH to remain functional
  • Veterinary hospitals, dispensaries, clinics, pathology labs, sale and supply of vaccine and medicines
  • Indoor/outdoor shooting for films
  • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and its regulated financial markets and entities like NPCI, CCIL and payment system operators
  • All bank branches, banking and ATM services
  • Movement of all medical and veterinary personnel by air to other states
  • Railway, airports, seaports to continue operation as per Centre’s guidelines
  • Postal services
  • Movements allowed for COVID testing and vaccination
  • Agriculture, fisheries and animal husbandry
  • Government and private offices will run with 50% employees capacity
  • Home delivery by operators/online delivery of all goods/services by e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, Blue Dart, Big Basket, Zomato, Swiggy, KFC, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Uber Eats etc.
  • Retailers of food and grocery items such as Big Bazaar, Reliance Fresh, OMFED, OPOLFED, Chilika Fresh, Spencers etc. They are also allowed to provide home delivery services
  • Print, Electronic and web media (members of media houses may have to produce authorisation from their appropriate authorities specifically showing their areas of movement)
  • IT and IT-enabled services with a maximum of 50% staff
  • Data and Call centres with bare minimum staff
  • Telecommunications, internet services, broadcasting, cable services/DTH and optical fibre
  • Petrol pumps, LPG, petroleum and gas retail and storage outlets with home delivery
  • Power Generation, transmission and distribution units and services
  • Government-approved common service centres at Gram Panchayat level
  • Cold storage and warehousing services including ports, airports, railway stations, container depots, individual units and other links in the logistic chains
  • Private security services and facilities management services for maintenance and upkeep of office and residential complexes
  • Hotels, homestays, lodges and motels, which are accommodating tourists and persons stranded due to lockdown, medical and emergency staff, air and sea crew
  • Services provided by self-employed persons i.e electrician, IT repairs, plumbers, motor mechanics and carpenters etc
  • Shops that repair and service electrical and electronic appliances including fans, air coolers, water purifiers, ACs, mobile phones, computers and accessories etc
  • Milk booths dealing in milk products and bread are allowed to operate within the stipulated time period.
  • All Aahaar centres for taking away service only
  • Daily and weekly markets
  • OLA and Uber services
  • Outdoor sports activities
  • All educational/training/coaching institutions will be reopened as per the SOP issued by the concerned departments. The physical conduct of examinations by the State and Central agencies to be allowed on case to case basis by the respective departments with due intimation to all concerned authorities.

 

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