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No. 528] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020 Margazhi 1, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051
Part II—Section 2
Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
COVID-19 - INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL - PERMISSION GRANTED FOR SOCIAL, POLITICAL, SPORTS, ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, ENTERTAINMENT AND RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS IN OPEN SPACES UNDER THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005.
AMENDMENT TO NOTIFICATION
[G.O. Ms. No.770, Revenue and Disaster Management [DM.IV], 16th December 2020,
மார்கழி 1, சார்வரி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2051.]
No. II(2)/REVDM/827(c)/2020.
On the recommendations of the expert team of Doctors and Public Health specialists and based on the directives of Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, State-wide lockdown was extended from time to time and lastly extended till 24:00 Hrs of 31-12-2020 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 with certain restrictions and many relaxations along with guidelines in G.O.Ms.No.673, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM IV) Department, Dated : 30-11-2020.
2. Now, in the Hon'ble Chief Minister Press Release, dated 16-12-2020, it has been stated that following the Standard Operating Procedures, Social, Political, Sports, Academic, Cultural, Entertainment and Religious gatherings shall be permitted in open spaces from 19-12-2020, with a maximum of 50% of the participants of the total capacity and size of the open spaces where the above said gatherings are proposed and by strictly adhering to social distancing norms. It has been further stated that prior permission shall be obtained from the Commissioner of Police in respect of Chennai City and from the District Collector in respect of other districts and Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration has sent the amendment proposal accordingly.
3. In accordance with the Hon'ble Chief Minister Press Release, dated 16-12-2020, and based on the proposal of the Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration, the 2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
The following content shall be added in the existing Section (vii) under Caption II – (Under permitted Activities):
vii. Further Social, Political, Sports, Academic, Cultural, Entertainment and Religious gatherings, shall be permitted in open spaces from 19.12.2020, with a maximum of 50% of the participants of the total capacity and size of the open spaces where the above said gatherings are proposed and by strictly adhering to social distancing norms. Further, prior permission shall be obtained from the Commissioner of Police in respect of Chennai City and from the District Collector in respect of other districts.
K. SHANMUGAM,