Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Tuesday said the weekend shutdown will continue in 10 districts (identified as zone-1) with more than 50 active cases, till July 31.
These districts are Ganjam, Gajapati, Khurda, Cuttack, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Jharsuguda.
“In zone-1, the local authorities have been empowered to stop intra-district vehicular movements, close shops and offices depending on the situation,” he said.
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The chief secretary further said that the government has requested the Centre not to increase the intensity of train/air movement from hotspot areas to Odisha.
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