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No. 277] CHENNAI, SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2021 Vaikasi 30, 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
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 UPTO 06.00 A.M. OF 21-06-2021 WITH RESTRICTIONS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS UNDER THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005.
[G.O. Ms. No. 401, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), 13th June 2021, வைகாசி 30, பிலவ, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2052.]
No. II(2)/REVDM/327(d)/2021.
Whereas on considering the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic scenario and as per the directives of Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, 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 14-06-2021, 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 14-06-2021 to 06.00 A.M. on 21-06-2021. The list of permitted activities is given in the Annexure.
3. Shops permitted to function shall follow the following important Standard Operating Procedures:-
➢ Shops shall have mandatory hand hygiene (sanitizer dispenser) at the entrance and thermal screening shall also be done.
➢ Management shall ensure that the workers and customers wear face masks compulsorily.
➢ All shops shall function without air conditioning facility and in order to ensure social distancing norms, more number of persons shall not be allowed at a time inside the shops.
➢ Specific markings with sufficient distance may be made at the entrance of the shops to manage the
general public standing in the queue.
4. Industries which have been permitted to operate shall strictly adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures and carry out disinfection activities at regular intervals. Industries shall also initiate immediate action to vaccinate all their employees within a month's time. In case of non-adherence of the Covid-19 appropriate behaviour and the Standard Operating Procedures issued, necessary action will be initiated against concerned establishments.
5. Public are advised to go by walk for purchase of provision, fruits and vegetable from the shops near their residence.
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[ 1 ]2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY They are also advised to avoid using two wheelers and four wheelers while going to the shops for purchase of provisions, vegetables and fruits.
6. Travel to tourist places has already been prohibited. However, travel to Nilgiris District, Kodaikanal, Yercaud, Yelagiri and Kutralam for emergency reasons shall only be permitted after obtaining e-pass from the respective District Collectors.
7. The Government also orders that no activities shall be permitted in the Containment Zones.
8. 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, spitting in public places, screening & 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.
9. 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.
A(cid:3478)(cid:3478)(cid:3469)(cid:3488)(cid:3485)(cid:3482)(cid:3469).
I. The activities permitted in all the Districts
i. Medical shops, Indigenous Medical Shops, Veterinary Pharmacies and Pet feed shops shall be permitted.
ii. Supply of Milk, Water and distribution of News papers shall be permitted.
iii. Stand alone shops selling provision, vegetables, meat and fi sh shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 05.00 P.M.
iv. Platform shops selling vegetables, fl owers and fruits shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 05.00 P.M.
v. 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 home delivery of provisions shall be permitted 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.
vi. 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.
vii. Slaughter Houses shall be permitted for wholesale only.
viii. Public Distribution Shops shall be permitted to operate.
ix. Petrol, Diesel Bunks and LPG Supply related activities shall be permitted.
x. 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.
xi. Other E-commerce services shall be permitted from 08.00 A.M. to 06.00 P.M.
xii. 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 in Koyambedu and other district vegetable/ fruit/ fl ower markets.
xiii. Railway, Airport, Sea Port & their associated operations and services shall be permitted.
xiv. All activities related to basic essential infrastructure sectors like, Power, Water Supply, Sanitation, Telecommunication, Postal services etc., shall be permitted.
xv. Print and Electronic Media shall function.
xvi. Government offi ces dealing with essential services like Secretariat, Health and Family Welfare, RevenueTAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 3 Administration, Police, Home Guard, Fire and Rescue Services, Prisons, District Administration, District Industries Centre, 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.
xvii. Other Government Departments shall function with 30% staff strength.
xviii. Sub-Registrar Offi ces shall issue only 50 tokens per day for the registration of deeds.
xix. Banks and Insurance Institutions, RBI regulated fi nancial markets and entities like NPCI, CCIL, Payment system operators, Clearing Houses and standalone primary dealers shall be permitted with 1/3rd staff. ATMs and related banking services shall be permitted.
xx. 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 1/3rd staff.
xxi. Medical related services including Blood Bank shall be permitted.
xxii. 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.
xxiii. Homes for children/ differently abled / mentally challenged/ senior citizens/ destitute/ women/ widow and related transportation shall be permitted with e-registration.
xxiv. Staff working in observation homes, after care homes and places of safety for juveniles shall be permitted with ID Card or e-registration.
xxv. Agriculture and related activities including transportation of agricultural produce, agro inputs, agriculture implements and processing of agricultural products shall be permitted.
xxvi. Operation of animal husbandry farms including poultry farms & hatcheries and livestock farming activities and animal health related activities shall be permitted.
xxvii. Cargo handling including Cold storage and warehousing services at ports, airports, railway stations, container Depots and associated services shall be permitted.
xxviii. All Goods vehicles and transportation of essential commodities shall be permitted. Movement, loading/ unloading of goods/ cargo (inter and intra State) shall be permitted.
xxix. 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.
xxx. Continuous Process Industries and Industries manufacturing essential commodities as listed in G.O.Ms. No.348, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, dated 20.4.2021 are permitted to function adhering to the SOPs and other safety measures issued already.
xxxi. Matchbox manufacturing industries shall be permitted to operate with 50% workforce by following the Standard Operating Procedures.
xxxii. 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.
xxxiii. Ongoing in-situ construction works shall be permitted with the workers staying in the construction premises.
xxxiv. Volunteers, Caregivers providing food and other services for persons with special needs, differently abled, senior citizens shall be permitted to travel with e-registration.
xxxv. Inter State and Inter District travel shall be permitted for medical emergencies and funeral / last rites with e-registration.
xxxvi. Intra district travel shall be permitted for medical emergencies and funeral/lastrites without e-registration.
xxxvii. 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.
xxxviii. 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.
4 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARYxxxix. Services provided by self-employed persons, e.g., Electrician, IT repairs, plumbers, motor mechanics, and carpenters etc. shall be permitted to function from 09.00 A.M. to 05.00 P.M. with e-registration. However, respective shops shall not be permitted to function.
xl. 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.
xli. Optical shops selling and servicing spectacles shall be permitted from 09.00 A.M. to 02.00 P.M. xlii. Sale and repair of cycles and two wheeler shall be permitted to function from 09.00 A.M. to 02.00 P.M. xliii. Making and Sale of Potteries, Handicrafts shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 02.00 P.M. xliv. 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 25% of workers in Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Karur, Namakkal, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Myladuthurai districts by following the Standard Operating Procedures. In the remaining districts, above export units shall be permitted to function with 50% of workers by following the Standard Operating Procedures.
II. Activities permitted in 27 districts, EXCEPT Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Karur, Namakkal,
Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Myladuthurai, the following activities shall be permitted with restrictions in
addition to the activities already permitted.
i. Government Parks and Parks and Play Grounds maintained by Local Bodies shall be kept open for general public for morning walk only from 06.00 A.M. to 09.00 A.M.
ii. Beauty Parlour and Saloons shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 05.00 P.M. without air conditioning facility and by permitting only 50% of customers at a time.
iii. Admission related works shall be permitted in Schools, Colleges and Universities.
iv. Shops selling electrical goods, bulbs, cables, switches and wires shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 05.00 P.M.
v. Hardware shops shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 05.00 P.M.
vi. Shops selling Automobile Spare parts shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 05.00 P.M. vii. Shops selling educational books for students and stationery items shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 05.00 P.M.
viii. TASMAC shops shall be permitted to function from 10.00 A.M. to 05.00 P.M. Barricades should be provided and circles should be drawn to strictly enforce social distancing.
ix. Sales and service units of Automobile dealers (both four wheelers and two wheelers) including mobile service operations/ garage on wheels shall be permitted to function from 06.00 A.M. to 05.00 P.M.
x. Shops selling and servicing home appliances viz., Mixie, Grinder, T.V. Fridge etc., shall be permitted to function from 09.00 A.M. to 02.00 P.M.
xi. Shops selling Mobiles and related goods shall be permitted to function from 09.00 A.M. to 02.00 P.M. xii. Shops selling construction materials shall be permitted to function from 09.00 A.M. to 02.00 P.M. xiii. All other industries other than export units shall be permitted to operate with 33% work force by following the Standard Operating Procedures.
xiv. Workers / employees of the industries shall be permitted to travel in their two wheelers to their work place with e-registration and ID cards issued by the respective industry.
xv. IT/ITES shall be permitted to operate with 20% staff strength.
xvi. Housing Finance Corporations and Non-Banking Financial Institutions except micro-fi nance institutions shall be permitted to function with 33% staff strength.
xvii. Tea shops shall be permitted to function from 6.00 AM to 5.00 PM for parcel sales through container (no plastic container allowed). Drinking Tea in and around the shops is not allowed.
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 5xviii. Sweets & Snacks shops shall be permitted to function for parcel service from 8.00 AM to 2.00 PM.
xix. Common Service Centres(E-Sevai) run by TACTV, TNeGA and other agencies shall function by following Standard Operating Procedures.
xx. Offi ce of Construction sector companies shall function with 50% attendance.
V. IRAI ANBU, Chief Secretary.
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