Night curfew in Chandigarh from 10 pm to 5 am

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 6

With a sharp rise in fresh cases of Covid-19, pandemic restrictions are back in the city. To prevent further spread of the virus, the UT Administration has taken a slew of measures, including reimposition of night curfew after almost five months and closing of all educational institutions, sports complexes and gyms, while booth markets in four sectors and apni mandis will close by 5 pm. The restrictions will come into force from tomorrow.

Education institutions to remain closed

• Night curfew will be imposed from 10 pm to 5 am. However, travel of persons to their destinations after disembarking from buses, trains and airplanes will be permitted.
• All educational institutions, including schools, colleges, universities and coaching institutions, will remain closed.
• All government and private offices to function at 50 per cent capacity.
• All bars, cinema halls, multiplexes, malls, restaurants, spas and museums to operate at 50 per cent of their capacity.
• All sports complexes, swimming pools, gyms to remain closed.
• Only rehriwalas/vendors to be allowed at Sec 26 sabzi mandi.
• Gatherings to be restricted to 50 persons for indoor events and 100 persons for outdoor programmes.
• Palika Bazar and Sadar Bazar in Sector 19, Patel Market in Sector 15, Shastri Market and the mobile market in Sector 22, Krishna Market in Sector 41 and all apni mandis will close by 5 pm.

During a review meeting, chaired by UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit, it was decided that movement of individuals for all non-essential activities will remain prohibited between 10 pm and 5 am. However, essential activities, including emergency services, medical health, transport of essential goods, operation of multiple shifts in industries, offices (both government and private), movement of persons and goods on national and state highways and unloading of cargo and travel of persons to their destinations after disembarking from buses, trains and airplanes will be permitted. It was also decided that all educational institutions, including schools, colleges, universities and coaching institutions, will remain closed. However, medical and nursing colleges may continue to function normally in the offline mode.

Also, all government offices, except those dealing in essential services, will function with physical attendance of 50 per cent of the actual strength with regard to Group C and D staff. The rest of the 50 per cent staff will be required to work from home. Essential departments such as Health, Revenue, Municipal Corporation and Police can utilise the services of any staff of the UT Administration.

Similarly, all private offices will function with 50 per cent staff and the remaining will be required to work from home.

To control rush, all bars, cinema halls, multiplexes, malls, restaurants, spas and museums will be allowed to operate at 50 per cent of their capacity.

Also, all sports complexes (except for contact-less sports), swimming pools and gyms will remain closed except for the purposes of training of sportspersons for participation in national/international sports events as well as for organising national/international sports events. No spectators or visitors will be allowed in these sports complexes.

In another restriction, gathering for any purpose has been restricted at 50 persons for indoor and 100 persons for outdoor events. However, the total number of persons shall not exceed 50 per cent of the capacity in both indoor and outdoor venues.

In another decision, in the Sector 26 sabzi mandi, only rehriwalas/vendors will be allowed and there will be no entry for retail customer/general public from January 10.

The UT has also taken a decision to close Palika Bazar and Sadar Bazar in Sector 19, Patel Market in Sector 15, Shastri Market and the mobile market in Sector 22, Krishna Market in Sector 41 and all apni mandis by 5pm.

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