REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

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No. 270] CHENNAI, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2021 Vaikasi 22, Pilava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2052

Part II—Section 2

Notiﬁcations or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

COVID-19 – LOCKDOWN EXTENDED IN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTIONS OF THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU WITH EXISTING GUIDELINES AND CERTAIN RELAXATIONS – UPTO 06.00 A.M. OF 14.06.2021 WITH RESTRICTIONS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS UNDER THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005.

[G.O. Ms. No. 394, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), 5th June 2021, வைகாசி 22, பிலவ, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2052.]

No. II(2)/REVDM/315(j)/2021.

WHEREAS on considering the recommendationas of the expert team of Doctors and Public Health Specialists and based on the directives of Government of India, Ministry of Home Aﬀairs, day-to-day increase in Covid-19 positive cases, State-wide complete lockdown was enforced throughout the State with eﬀect from 4.00 A.M. of 10.05.2021 to 6.00 A.M. of 07.06.2021, in order to control the spread of COVID-19.

2. Now, therefore the Government issue the following order under Disaster Management Act, 2005 extending complete lock down from 7.6.2021 to 06.00 A.M. on 14.06.2021.

I. The following activities which have already been permitted in all the districts shall continue.

i. Medical shops, Indigenous Medical Shops, Veterinary Pharmacies and Pet feed shops shall be permitted.

ii. Supply of Milk, Water and distribution of Newspapers shall be permitted.

iii. Sale of Vegetables and Fruits through mobile vehicles shall continue in all the districts in co-ordination with respective departments. Provision shops shall be permitted to sell provisions through mobile vehicles/ carts in the residential areas after obtaining permission from the respective local bodies and to provide home delivery of provisions in respect of the orders received over phone / online. These sales will be permitted during the period 07.00 A.M. to 06.00 P.M.

iv. Public Distribution Shops shall be permitted to operate.

v. Petrol, Diesel Bunks and LPG supply related activities shall be permitted.

vi. Parcel food only shall be permitted in the hotels, restaurants and bakeries from 6.00 A.M. to 10.00 A.M., 12.00 Noon to 3.00 P.M. and 6.00 P.M. to 9.00 P.M. All E-commerce food delivery entities shall be permitted to operate only during this time schedule.

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II-2 Ex. (270)2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY vii Other E-commerce services shall be permitted from 08.00 A.M. to 06.00 P.M.

viii. Wholesale Vegetable, Fruit and Flower Markets (Koyambedu and Wholesale Markets in Districts) shall be permitted to function. Retail Shops in Wholesale Markets shall not be permitted.

ix. Railway, Airport, Sea Port operations shall be permitted.

x. All activities related to basic essential infrastructure sectors like, Power, Water Supply, Sanitation, Telecommunication, Postal Services etc., shall be permitted.

xi. Print and Electronic Media shall function.

xii. Government Oﬃ ces dealing with essential services like Secretariat, Health and Family Welfare, Revenue Administration, Police, Home Guard, Fire and Rescue Services, Prisons, District Administration, District Industries Center, Government Press, Food and Co-operatives, Electricity, Water Supply, Local Bodies, Forest Oﬃ ces, Treasuries, Social Welfare Department, PWD Maintenance Wing, Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution Units, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry etc., and other departments dealing with natural calamities and their associated support services shall function with required staﬀ.

xiii. Banks, Insurance Institutions, RBI regulated ﬁ nancial markets, entities like NPCI, CCIL, Payment system operators, Clearing Houses and stand alone primary dealers shall be permitted with 1/3 rd staﬀ. ATMs and related banking services shall be permitted.

xiv. SEBI and capital and debt market services as notiﬁ ed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) shall be permitted to function with 1/3 rd staﬀ.

xv. Medical related services including Blood Bank shall be permitted.

xvi. Visa Facilitation Centres for emergency travel purposes shall be permitted to function with minimum staﬀ who may be permitted to travel with the ID cards issued by the respective organizations.

xvii. Homes for children/ diﬀerently abled / mentally challenged/ senior citizens/ destitute/ women/ widow and related transportation shall be permitted with e-registration.

xviii. Staﬀ working in observation homes, after care homes and places of safety for juveniles shall be permitted with ID Card or e-registration.

xix. Agriculture and related activities including transportation of agricultural produce and agro inputs shall be permitted.

xx. Operation of animal husbandry farms including poultry farms & hatcheries and livestock farming activities and animal health related activities shall be permitted.

xxi. Cargo handling including cold storage and warehousing services at ports, airports, railway stations, container depots and associated services shall be permitted.

xxii. All goods vehicles and transportation of essential commodities shall be permitted. Movement, loading/ unloading of goods/ cargo (inter and intra State) shall be permitted.

xxiii. Transportation to and from place of residence to Airports/ Railway Station shall be permitted with e-registration details for their travel, travel tickets and ID proof.

xxiv. Continuous Process Industries and Industries manufacturing essential commodities as listed in G.O. Ms.No.348, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM IV), Department, Dated: 20.04.2021 are permitted to function adhering to the SOPs and other safety measures issued already. In addition, export units, units which have export commitments or export orders and their vendor units providing inputs to such industries shall be permitted to function with 50% of workers in all the districts except Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Salem, Karur, Erode, Namakkal, Tiruchirappalli and Madurai Districts. The movement of Staﬀ / Workers in these Industries shall be permitted to travel only in four wheelers like Buses, Vans, Tempos and Cars arranged by respective industries with e-registration.

xxv. Industries which have been permitted to operate shall initiate immediate action to vaccinate all their employees within a month's time.

xxvi. Hotels / Lodges designated as Covid Care Hospitals / Covid Care Centres and Hotels / Lodges meant for housing health care professionals shall be permitted to function. Workers of such Hotels/Lodges shall be permitted with ID Cards issued by the respective hospital authority which have engaged the hotels/lodges.

xxvii. Ongoing in-situ construction works shall be permitted with the workers staying in the construction premises.

xxviii. Volunteers, Caregivers providing food and other services for persons with special needs, diﬀerently abled, senior citizens shall be permitted to travel with e-registration.

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xxix. Inter State and Inter District travel in case of individuals, shall be permitted for medical emergencies and funeral / last rites with e-registration.

xxx. Intra district travel shall be permitted for medical emergencies and funeral/ last rites without e-registration.

xxxi. In order to monitor the passengers coming by air and train from foreign countries and other states, e-registration (https://eregister.tnega.org) shall continue to be in force.

II. The spread of Covid-19 has not come under control in Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Karur,

Namakkal, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Myladuthurai districts. Hence, the following activities alone shall

be permitted with restrictions in the above districts during the complete lockdown from 06.00 A.M. on 07.06.2021 till

06.00 A.M. on 14.06.2021 in addition to the activities already permitted.

i. Stand alone shops selling provision, vegetables, meat and ﬁ sh shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.

ii. Platform shops selling vegetables, ﬂ owers and fruits shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. iii. Fish wholesale markets shall be permitted. However, in order to maintain social distancing, the District Administration shall identify adequate number of open spaces for operating the wholesale ﬁ sh markets.

iv. Slaughter Houses shall be permitted for wholesale only.

v. Government Oﬃ ces shall be permitted to operate with 30% staﬀ strength.

vi. Sub-Registrar Oﬃ ces shall be opened, but issue only 50% tokens per day for the registration of deeds.

vii. Matchbox manufacturing industries shall be permitted to operate with 50% workforce by following the Standard Operating Procedures.

III. In view of the decrease in the number of positive cases in the remaining districts, the following additional

activities shall be permitted with restrictions in all the districts except Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem,

Karur, Namakkal, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Myladuthurai during the complete lockdown from 06.00 A.M. on

07.06.2021 till 06.00 A.M. on 14.06.2021 in addition to the activities already permitted.

i. Stand alone shops selling provision, vegetables, meat and ﬁ sh shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.

iv. Slaughter Houses shall be permitted for wholesale only.

v. Government Oﬃ ces shall be permitted to operate with 30% staﬀ strength.

vi. Sub-Registrar Oﬃ ces shall be opened, but issue only 50% tokens per day for the registration of deeds.

vii. Matchbox manufacturing industries shall be permitted to operate with 50% workforce by following the Standard Operating Procedures.

viii. Private security services, facilities management services for maintenance and upkeep of oﬃ ce including housekeeping services in residential complexes shall be permitted with e-registration.

ix. Services provided by self-employed persons, e.g., electricians, IT service persons, plumbers, motor mechanics, and carpenters etc. shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. with e-registration.

x. Shops selling electrical goods, bulbs, cables, switches and wires etc., shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.

xi. Cycle and two wheeler repair shops shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.

xii. Hardware shops shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.

xiii. Shops selling automobile spare parts shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.

xiv. Shops selling educational books for students and stationery items shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.

xv. Service units of automobile dealers including mobile service operations/ garage on wheels shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.

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xvi. Passengers with e-registration shall be permitted in rental vehicles, taxis and autos. Taxis will be permitted with three passengers apart from driver and Autos will be permitted with two passengers.

IV. General

i. Travel to tourist places has already been prohibited. However, travel to Nilgiris District, Kodaikanal, Yercaud, Yelagiri and Kuttralam for emergency reasons shall only be permitted after obtaining e-pass from the respective District Collectors.

ii. Following the Standard Operating Procedures, export units, units which have export commitments or export orders and their vendor units providing inputs to such industries in Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Salem, Karur, Erode, Namakkal, Tiruchirappalli and Madurai Districts shall be permitted to function with 10% workforce for carrying out the export related works and for sending samples only.

iii. Sale of vegetables and fruits through mobile vehicles introduced by the Government shall be continued due to overwhelming response from the general public.

iv. Public are advised to go by walk for purchase of provision, fruits and vegetable from the shops near their residence. They are also advised to avoid using two wheelers and four wheelers while going to the shops for purchase of provisions, vegetables and fruits.

3. The Government also orders that no activities shall be permitted in the Containment Zones.

4. The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation/District Collectors concerned shall take all necessary measures for the strict enforcement of National Directives for Covid-19 management viz., wearing of face masks, hand hygiene and social distancing, screening and hygiene, frequent sanitization of entire workplace etc., and adherence of the Standard Operating Procedures issued for the permitted activities. The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation/ District Collectors concerned may initiate appropriate action for imposing ﬁ nes on persons violating the National Directives.

5. Any person violating these measures will be liable to be proceeded against as per the provisions of Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides legal action under Section 188 of the IPC, and other legal provisions as applicable.

V. IRAI ANBU, Chief Secretary.

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REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT - COVID-19 – LOCKDOWN EXTENDED IN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTIONS OF THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU WITH EXISTING GUIDELINES AND CERTAIN RELAXATIONS