Odisha SRC Revises Night Curfew Restrictions: Know Activities That Are Allowed

Bhubaneswar: The office of Special Relief Commissioner on Friday modified its order on Thursday regarding the imposition of night curfew in all urban areas of the state.

As per the latest order of the SRC on night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am everyday, the restrictions shall not apply to the following activities and people:

• District and Municipal Administration/Police/Government Officials on duty
• Doctors, Medical/ Paramedical Staff (Govt. & Private), ambulances and
  emergency health staff
• Emergency workers of utilities such as Electricity, Fire Services, Telecom,
  Water Supply, Railways and Airport
• Print and Electronic Media identified by Commissionerate/District Police
• Movement of Public Transport, private vehicles and taxis (including cabs by
  aggregators like Ola, Uber, etc.) to and from airports, railway station and
  bus terminals/ stands/ stops, for facilitating movement of passengers by air,
  rail and road.
• Staff of IT & ITeS Companies on production of their ID cards
• Early Warning Agencies including IMD
• Disaster Management establishments
• COVID testing and vaccination centres and movement of persons/vehicles for COVID testing and vaccination
• All Government & Private offices/establishments dealing with essential
  services/utility providers like power, telecommunication, water supply,
  Police, Municipal Services, Railways/Airport/Port services and Security etc.
• Any person, in case of medical or other emergency
• Owner/staff of Chemist shops
• All industrial units
• All construction activities
• Operation ot notels and nospltallty units, Including tnar associated offices,
  movement of staff and associated personnel
• Dhabas along National and State Highways/ Major roads for takeaway only
  Petrol pumps and CNG Stations
• LPG distribution, home delivery of cooking gas and associated
  personnel and vehicular movement
• Home delivery of food, groceries, vegetables, egg, fish, meat, other essential items by restaurants and aggregators such as Zomato, Swiggy, OPOLFED, OMFED, Chilika Fresh etc.

However, all commercial establishments including essential items, food and vegetable
shops, excluding all medicine/pharmaceuticals/medical devices/optical
shops shall remain closed.

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