Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday stipulated that the lockdown in the red zones including Mumbai and Pune may be extended beyond May 3. A final decision will be taken after May 3, he said.
While addressing the citizens via social media, Uddhav Thackeray informed that the state government was not opening district borders in rural Maharastra but was gradually easing restrictions within districts to allow economic activity to resume. These are the districts with relatively fewer COVID-19 cases or none.
The Maharashtra CM informed that some industries have been allowed to restart in some districts and decision regarding more relaxation may be considered after April 30. The Uddhav Thackeray government is likely planning to phase out restrictions in certain parts of the state but it depends on containing the spread of the virus.
“There are questions about what will happen after the lockdown ends on May 3rd. Since April 20, we have gradually eased restrictions at some places. In Mumbai, this led to crowds which we cannot afford,” the official twitter handle of CMO Maharashtra tweeted.
Furthermore, Thackeray informed that there will be no restriction on transportation of the agricultural commodities. The concession is likely to be made to enable crop procurement, distribution and delivery.
“For farmers, we have restarted cotton procurement centres. We are looking at doorstep delivery of fruits and there is no restriction on their transport. There will be no restriction on transport of agricultural commodities,” CM Uddhav Thackeray said.
Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government has allowed the pre-monsoon-related works to be carried out in the coronavirus affected Mumbai and Pune and amended its revised lockdown guidelines for the same.
In an order issued on Thursday, the Maharashtra government announced that all pre-monsoon related works and any other work permitted by the municipal commissioners of Mumbai and Pune will be allowed including the metro rail work.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Maharashtra Government Allows Pre-Monsoon-Related Works In Mumbai, Pune
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