COVID-19 Lockdown: Odisha Govt Allows Construction Works, But With Riders
Source: The New Indian Express
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday said all construction activities in the government and private sector will be allowed during the two-week lockdown in the state with the following stipulations.
All construction activities and associated movement of vehicle/labourers in both rural and urban areas.
The standard operating procedure (SOP) is to be followed in government and private construction sites and movement of personnel vehicles to prevent the spreading of COVID-19 and protect the workers/construction personnel from the heat wave.
The Collector/Municipal Commissioner shall allow operations of the offices of the contractors/ construction agencies at district headquarters/ other places and work sites in the district on the recommendation of the executive engineers of the Works Divisions, during the lockdown period.
Such offices located in the containment zones shall not operate.
Letter of the executive engineer of the concerned division to contractors/construction agencies should be treated as a valid document to allow travel of their personnel from homes to office/work sites and to the government offices only for their professional requirement.
For movement of the staff, the two-wheeler is allowed only with the rider and no pillion rider and car is allowed with driver plus one passenger in the back seat.
