TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2021

[Price: Rs. 1.60 Paise.

No. 369]

CHENNAI, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021

Aavani 5, Pilava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2052

Part II—Section 2

Notiﬁ cations or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

II-2 Ex. (369)

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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 UPTO 06.00 A.M. OF 06.09.2021 UNDER THE DISASTER

MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005.

[G.O.Ms. No.522, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), 21st August 2021,

ÝõE 5, Ãyt, ÂUtŸSt® M©L-2052.]

No. II(2)/REVDM/543(d)/2021.

WHEREAS on considering the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic scenario and as per the directives of Government of

India, Ministry of Home Aﬀ airs, State-wide lockdown was enforced throughout the State with eﬀ ect from 4.00 A.M. of

10.05.2021 to 6.00 A.M. of 23.08.2021, in order to control the spread of COVID-19.

(2) Now, Hon’ble Chief Minister has conducted a review meeting to evaluate the Corona prevention activities and

the necessity of providing vaccination to everybody and actions needed to be taken in this regard. Based on the above

review meeting, the Government hereby order, under Disaster Management Act, 2005 to extend the restrictions from

23.8.2021 to 06.00 A.M. on 06.09.2021 with the following instructions:-

(a) As already ordered, from 01.09.2021 onwards, the classes for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th standards

will be permitted to be conducted in all schools and Noon meal programme will be implemented in schools

by following Standard Operating Procedure. After examining the functioning of above higher classes, the

re-opening of Nursery and classes for 1st to 8th standards after 15.09.2021 will be considered.

(b) All Colleges and Universities will be permitted to conduct classes on rotation basis with eﬀ ect

from 01.09.2021. The Higher Education Department shall take necessary preparatory actions and prescribe appropriate

Standard Operating Procedure for conducting classes. All the Teaching and Non-Teaching staﬀ should be vaccinated.

eﬀ ect from 01.09.2021. Teaching and Non-Teaching staﬀ should be vaccinated.

(d) Anganwadi Centers are allowed to operate for providing lunch with eﬀ ect from 01.09.2021. The District

Collectors should ensure that the Anganwadi Centre’s staﬀ are vaccinated and children are seated at social distance

from each other. Detailed guidelines will be issued on the above separately.

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The following activities are allowed with eﬀ ect from 23.08.2021.

(e) The General Public will be allowed in Beaches. The District Collectors/Corporation Commissioners should

ensure that employees of shops and small vendors in these areas are vaccinated.

(f) Zoological Parks, Botanic Parks and Boat Houses are permitted to function by following Standard

Operating Procedure.

(g) All shops and activities which were permitted to operate till 9.00 P.M. will be permitted till 10.00 P.M.

by following Standard Operating Procedure.

(h) IT/ITES are permitted to function with cent per cent workforce by following Standard Operating

Procedure.

(i)

Cinema Houses are permitted to function with 50 per cent of seating capacity by following Standard

Operating Procedure. Cinema Theatres’ owners should ensure that all employees are vaccinated.

(j) Public Transport to Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states shall be permitted by following Standard

Operating Procedure.

(k) Creches are permitted to function by following Standard Operating Procedure. The Creche Management/

Owners should ensure that all the staﬀ of Creches are vaccinated.

(l) Swimming pools are allowed to operate with 50 per cent of trainees for sports training only. Trainers

and trainees above 18 years of age should be vaccinated.

(m) Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation and Tamil Nadu Women Development Corporation are permitted

to conduct employment training classes by following Standard Operating Procedure.

(n) Bars in Hotels and recreational clubs (FL 2 & FL 3) are permitted to operate.

General

All Establishments/Organizations/Industries which are permitted to function should ensure that their employees

are vaccinated.

(i) All shops and places prone for public gathering should follow the following important Standard Operating

Procedures.

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Shops shall have mandatory hand hygiene (hand sanitizer with dispenser) at the entrance and should

take necessary action to install automated thermal screening.

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Management shall ensure that the workers and customers wear face masks compulsorily.

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All shops and establishments shall ensure that the doors and windows are kept open for cross ventilation.

In order to ensure social distancing norms, more number of persons shall not be allowed at a time

inside the shops.

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Speciﬁ c markings with suﬃ cient distance may be made at the entrance of the shops to manage the

general public standing in the queue.

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Action will taken against the commercial/other organisations which violate the above guidelines and

prescribed limit of customers.

(ii) Test-Track-Treat-Vaccination-Covid-19 Appropriate Behaviour principle shall be strictly adhered to.

(iii) In order to contain the spread of Covid-19, the Containment Zones shall be demarcated upto Micro Level

and the containment measures including vaccination to the people in this area shall be initiated by the District Collectors

and the Local Bodies as per the Standard Operating Procedures.

(iv) Within the demarcated Containment Zones, containment measures shall be scrupulously followed,

as under:

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Only essential activities shall be allowed in the Containment Zones. No activity, except medical

emergencies and supply of essential goods and services shall be permitted.

There shall be intensive house-to-house surveillance by surveillance teams formed for the purpose.

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(3) The District Collectors and Local Administrations concerned shall make special eﬀ orts to vaccinate all and

organise IEC activities by creating awareness and self-responsibility among the public, in order to contain the spread

of the disease.

(4) The public are also requested to seek medical advice of the nearest hospital as soon as symptoms of infection

appear.

(5) The public are requested to make use of these relaxations with responsibility and to make proper use

of the decisions taken in view of the fact that, the livelihood of all people and the education and future of

students should not be aﬀ ected.

(6) The Public are advised to take vaccination and to give full co-operation to the Government’s prevention eﬀ orts

in order to eliminate spread of Corona infection is in our state.

(7) The Government also order that no activities shall be permitted in the Containment Zones.

(8) The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation/ District Collectors and Commissioners of Police/ Superintendents

of Police 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 penal 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.

V. IRAI ANBU,

Chief Secretary.

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