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Weekend Shutdown In This Odisha District Till August 31

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Dhenkanal: The Dhenkanal administration has declared weekend shutdown till August 31 in view of the rising COVID-19 cases.

“As the month of August is very critical with regards to COVID-19 and keeping in view of rising cases in the district, the administration has decided to take stricter precautionary measures by enforcing shut down for two days every week till the end of the month,” said Collector Bhumesh Chandra Behera.

The district reported 92 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the affected tally to 296.

All the non-essential services, commercial establishments and vehicular movements will be restricted on these two days – Saturday and Sunday.

Activities Allowed:

All medical establishments, medicine stores, movement of the ambulance and medical personnel
District and municipal administration/police/fire services
Central and State Govt officials on emergency duty
Telecom services
Petrol pumps
Print and Electronic media identified by the DIPRO/District Police
Water supply, sanitation and sewerage workers
Electricity supply and distribution
Movement of goods and good carriers either loaded or unloaded
Industrial establishment, factories and construction activities
All agriculture, horticulture & fisheries, animal husbandry, veterinary services, and allied activities, including procurement at mandis
Movement of road transport on highways, road movement of transiting vehicles
Movement of rail and transport
Movement of public transport, private vehicle and taxis to and from airport, railway station and bus terminals
Marriages and funeral with permission of the local authority
ATMs
Operation of the bus station and their associated offices, movement of associated personnel and activities
Home delivery of food, groceries, vegetables, and essential items by restaurants and aggregator
Dhabas along NH and State Highways/major roads for takeaway only
Milk booths
Newspaper hawkers between 5 am and 8 am only
LPG distribution, home delivery of cooking gas and associated activities, personnel and vehicular movements

Violators will be prosecuted under Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and Section 188 of the IPC and other legal provisions as applicable, the official notification said.