Tag: Night Curfew

Night Curfew:

• Night curfew shall continue to be enforced throughout the State from 10:00 P.M to 4:00 A.M.
• During the night curfew, private and public bus transport (including intra-state and inter-state public or private bus transport), auto, taxi and private vehicles are not permitted.

Relaxations in Night Curfew:

The following relaxations have been provided in respect of the night curfew:

• Auto, taxi and private vehicles will be allowed for medical emergencies and to transport passengers from/to railways and airports.
• Essential services, such as supply of milk, distribution of newspapers, hospitals, medical labs, pharmaceutical shops, ambulance and hearse services, medical services, goods vehicles, fuel vehicles (petrol, diesel, and LPG) will be allowed.
• Electronic and print media shall continue to operate.
• Petrol and Diesel bunks shall be permitted to function.
• Continuous Process Industries and Industries manufacturing essential commodities are permitted to function. (as mentioned in G.O Ms. 348, Revenue and Disaster Management Department dated 20 Apr. ’21).
• Telecommunication and its related activities.
• Night shift operations of IT/ITES companies’ workforce to operate from the office.
• Maintenance and operations of data centres and other critical IT infrastructure needed to support backend operations of medical, financial, transport and other critical services.
• Warehousing activities including loading, unloading and storage of goods.
• Movement of goods and workers to and from all seaports, during night curfew and lockdown on Sundays shall be permitted.

Complete Lockdown on Sundays:

• Complete lockdown shall be enforced throughout the State on all Sundays without any relaxations.
• Chicken and other meat stalls, fish markets, vegetable shops, cinema theatres and shopping malls and all other shops shall be closed.

Relaxations in the Complete Lockdown:

• There are no restrictions for the movement of officials/party functionaries or food suppliers, in connection with the counting of votes for the General Elections to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, 2021 and the Bye-Election of Kanniyakumari Parliamentary Constituency.
• Essential services, such as supply of milk, distribution of newspapers, hospitals, medical labs, pharmaceutical shops, ambulance and hearse services, medical services, goods vehicles, vehicles carrying agricultural produce, fuel vehicles will be permitted.
• Chennai Metro Rail will be permitted to operate skeletal services during the complete lockdown.
• Parcel food and food delivery through E-commerce entities shall only be permitted from 6:00 A.M to 10 A.M., 12:00 Noon to 3:00 P.M and 6:00 P.M to 9 P.M.
•  Electronic and print media to continue to operate.
• Continuous Process Industries and industries manufacturing essential commodities are permitted to function.
• Telecommunication and its related activities.
• Night shift operations of IT/ITES companies’ workforce to operate from office.
• Maintenance and operations of data centres and other critical IT infrastructure needed to support backend operations of medical, financial, transport and other critical services.
• Warehousing activities including loading, unloading and storage of goods.
• In case of un-exempted establishments, essential maintenance services shall be permitted.
• Weddings shall be permitted with less than 50 guests on all days.
• Funerals shall be permitted with less than 25 guests on all days.
• Movement of goods and workers to and from all seaports during night curfew and lockdown on Sunday shall be permitted.

Prohibited Activities:

• All international air travel, except as permitted by MHA, remain prohibited.
• Fish markets, meat stalls and other stalls shall remain closed on Saturdays.
• In modification of earlier orders, Kudamuzhukku shall be permitted without the general public and with the participation of temple employees only by following the Standard Operating Procedure. Permission shall not be granted for new/ proposed Kudamuzhukku.
• Fruits and vegetable retail outlets in Koyambedu and other wholesale markets are prohibited.
• All cinemas, gyms, recreation clubs, bars, auditoriums, meeting halls and other similar places shall remain closed.
• Big format shops (size of above 3000 sq.ft.), shopping complex and malls shall not be permitted to operate.
• Provision stores, vegetable shops and other shops (not in a shopping complex or mall) shall be permitted to function following Standard Operating Procedure.
• Standalone departmental stores selling provisions and vegetables shall be permitted to function without air conditioning at a maximum capacity of 50% at a time.
• Beauty parlours, barber shops etc. are prohibited.
• All religious places shall be closed for public worship.
• Both local and outstation tourists shall not be permitted in all the tourist places like Nilgiris, Kodaikanal and Yercaud.
• All beached shall be closed on all days.
• Parks, gardens, zoological parks, museums, archaeological monuments, and excavation sites shall be closed on all days.
• Summer camps shall not be permitted.

Activities Permitted with Restrictions:

• Industries to be permitted to function by following the Standard Operating Procedures.
• Industrial establishments to arrange for the vaccination of all their employees.
• Public and private intra-state and inter-state bus transport and Metropolitan buses shall be permitted. The passengers should be restricted to seating capacity and standing passengers are not allowed.
• All persons entering Tamil Nadu from other States (other than Puducherry) shall be permitted to enter after showing their e-registration details entered on the website http://:eregister.tnega.org .
• All persons coming from abroad by air and ship shall be permitted to enter Tamil Nadu by showing their e-registration details entered on the website http://:eregister.tnega.org .
• Take away service shall be permitted in all restaurants, hotels, mess, tea shops and dine-in facility shall not be allowed.
• Entertainment/amusement parks can function at 50% capacity by following Standard Operating Procedure.
• All social, political, academic, entertainment, sports, cultural and other functions shall be permitted in closed spaces with a maximum of 50% of the hall capacity up to 200 persons after following Standard Operating Procedure.
• Professors at colleges/universities can conduct online classes from home.
• Exams in respect of Government, Private Colleges, Universities shall be conducted online only.
• All educational training institutions shall conduct online classes only.
• All sports training academies, including golf and tennis clubs, shall not be permitted. However, training for the international and national games/sports shall be permitted.
• Stadia and playgrounds can function for conducting sports competitions with no spectators.
• Exhibition Halls can function for business-to-business purposes following the Standard Operating Procedures.
• Swimming pools can function for sports training following the Standard Operating Procedure.
• Shooting of films and TV serials shall continue to be permitted. However, the respective production establishment shall ensure that the artists and workers involved in the shooting undergo RTPCR tests/vaccinations.
• E-commerce activities shall be permitted on all days except on Sunday.
• At least 50% of the employees of IT/ITES organizations shall compulsorily work from home.
• Rental vehicles and taxis can operate with 3 passengers and autos can ply with 2 passengers (excluding driver).

General:

• Candidates appearing for the SSC/UPSC/RRB/TNSPC exams shall be permitted on production of valid admit card.
• Hotels functioning as Covid care centres can function. The officials of the Health Department shall inspect and accord the necessary permission in this regard. Guests are not allowed in these hotels.

Covid Appropriate Behaviour:

• Wearing a mask is mandated. The District Administration may impose a fine on persons not wearing masks in public and workspaces.
• Social distancing in crowded places must be observed.
• Standard Operating Procedures for regulating travel in planes, trains and metros shall be strictly enforced.
• The National Directives for Covid-19 Management shall be strictly followed.

Strict Adherence to the Prescribed Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”)

• All activities have been permitted outside Containment Zones by following the SOPs.
• The SOPs must be strictly enforced by the concerned authorities.

Vaccination:

The District Administration is advised to rapidly step-up vaccination to cover all priority groups, as recommended by the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (“NEGVAC”).

Local Restrictions:

Based on their assessment of the situation, local restrictions at the district/sub-district/city/ward level can be imposed.

Protection of Vulnerable Persons:

Senior citizens (above 65 years of age), persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below 10 are advised to take necessary precautions.

Use of Arogya Setu:

Use of Arogya Setu app may continue on a best effort basis with compatible mobile phones.

Strict Enforcement of Guidelines:

• The District Administration may use the provisions of section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.
• Any person violating these measures shall be liable to be proceeded against under section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and legal action under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.
• No activities shall be permitted in the Containment Zones and restrictions in the Containment Zones would be intensified.
• The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation/District Collectors may take appropriate action for violation of these guidelines and SOPs.

National Directives for Covid-19 Management:

• Wearing a face mask is mandatory in public, at work and during transport.
• Individuals must maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet in public.
• Spitting in public places will be a punishable with a fine.
• As far as possible, Work From Home should be followed.
• Staggering of work, business hours will be followed in offices, work places, shops, markets and industrial and commercial establishments.
• Provision for thermal screening, hand wash, sanitizer shall be made available at all entry points and exit points and common areas.
• Frequent sanitation of the entire workplace, common facilities and all points which come into human contact should be undertaken.
• All persons in charge of workplaces must ensure social distancing between workers and other staff.