Mohali district admn imposes weekend curfew up to August 31

Tribune News Service

Mohali, August 22

The Mohali administration has imposed a weekend curfew in all the municipal towns and cities of the district up to August 31.

The movement of individuals for all the non-essential activities shall remain prohibited between 7pm to 5am within municipal limits of the district throughout the week.

Movement of persons and students in the connection with all kinds of examinations, admission/entrance tests conducted by Universities, Boards, Public Service Commissions and other institutions shall be permitted on the production of ID cards, admit cards. Shops/malls to open Monday to Friday till 6.30 pm but to be closed on weekends. Shops/malls (dealing in essential commodities), religious places, sports complexes to be open till 6.30 pm every day.

Restaurants, including restaurants/hotels in malls, to be open till 6.30 pm but on Saturday and Sunday only Home Delivery allowed, that too, till 6.30 pm.

Liquor vends will remain open every day till 6.30 pm.

Not more than 50% of shops dealing in non-essential commodities shall remain open in cities on odd-even basis.

However, all shops dealing in essential commodities such as food, medicines, milk and milk products, poultry, etc., shall remain open on all days as per the timings specified.

Traders and Market Associations shall be responsible for ensuring proper staggering of shops in all markets within the municipal limits.

Only 3 persons, including driver, to be allowed in a 4-wheeler. All buses and public transport vehicles to allow sitting for 50% capacity with no person standing.

There is ban on gatherings throughout the district. However, gatherings relating to marriage and funerals shall be allowed only for 30 persons and 20 persons respectively.

Government and private offices shall operate with 50% staff strength till the end of the month.

Industry shall be allowed to operate including on weekends or in day/night shifts.