The Maharashtra government on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines allowing the shopping malls and market complexes to reopen from August 5 under ‘Mission Begin India’ which is aimed at unlocking the economic activities in the state.
In Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and rest of the state, the malls and market complexes will be operational without theatres, food courts and restaurants from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The kitchens of restaurants and food courts have been allowed to function with restrictions and they have to follow the standard operation procedure (SOP) issued by concerned authorities.
“The kitchen of restaurants and food courts will be allowed to operate in malls wherein only home delivery through aggregators will be allowed,” the order dated July 29 states.
In Maharashtra, swimming pools have not been allowed to operate while outdoor sports like golf courses, outdoor gymnastics, tennis and outdoor badminton which don’t require group activities have been allowed from August 5.
In the MMR, long-distance travel for non-essential items has not been permitted while the inter-district movement in the region is only reserved for those travelling for essential activities and office purposes.
Wearing a mask is mandatory while stepping outside the home and movement of people is limited to a total of four persons in cabs, three in auto-rickshaw and two on two-wheelers.
The order states that municipal commissioners and district collectors may impose necessary restrictions on non-essential activities considering the local conditions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Although the Mumbai local train services remain prohibited for the general passengers, the state government continues to allow bus services for intra-district travel with the capacity of maximum 50 per cent while undertaking social distancing and sanitation measures.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also released guidelines allowed yoga institutes, gymnasium to reopen from August 5 under ‘Unlock 3.0’ while the other restrictions will continue in and outside containment zones.
The MHA has issued fresh guidelines keeping the religious, social, political, sports, entertainment, academic and cultural gatherings prohibited. As per the order, large gatherings remain prohibited except for marriage and funeral related gatherings with a limit of 50 and 20 people, respectively.
The Unlock 2.0 or lockdown 6.0 is scheduled to end on July 31 midnight. The lockdown in containment zones will continue till August 31 midnight. The educational institutions including colleges and schools will also remain shut till August 31.
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