TAMIL NADU
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[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.
GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
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2021
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No. 492]
CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021
Aippasi 3, 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. (492)
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REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
COVID-19 - INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL - CONTINUANCE OF LOCKDOWN WITH CERTAIN
RELAXATION AND RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005.
[G.O. Ms. No. 658, Revenue and Disaster Management (D.M.IV), 20th October 2021,
äŠðC 3, Ãyt, ÂUtŸSt® M©L-2052.]
No. II(2)/REVDM/
751(b)/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/restrictions was enforced throughout the State with eff ect from
4.00 A.M. of 10-05-2021 to 31-10-2021, in order to control the spread of COVID-19.
2. The Hon’ble Chief Minister has conducted review meeting with offi cers to evaluate the Corona prevention activities,
Spread of corona virus in neighbouring states and measures to be taken to control the spread of Corona infection and
also taken into account the direction issued by the Ministry of Home Aff airs, Union Government regarding the possibility
of Corona spread due to gathering of public during these upcoming festivals.
3. Now, based on the above review meeting, under Disaster Management Act, 2005 the Government hereby order
the following:-
The following activities are permitted with eff ect from 14-10-2021
All Shops, Hotels and Bakeries shall be permitted to operate till 11.00 p.m.
Public worship in religious places are permitted on all days including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
All Private tuition centres.
All Government and Private employment camps and job fair by following SOP.
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The following activities are permitted with eff ect from 01-11-2021
Monthly Mass contact programmes conducted by the District Administration.
Private Exhibitions by following SOP.
Anganwadi activities, All staff including the in-charge and cook should be vaccinated.
Permission to Public in Beaches on Sundays.
Marriage related gathering – Number of guests not to exceed 100.
Funeral/ last rites related gathering – Number of persons not to exceed 50.
Decision regarding Play schools and Nursery schools (L.K.G., U.K.G.) will be intimated later.
All allowed activities in existence shall continue to be permitted with existing restrictions.
Public gatherings in religious festivals/consecrations, political, socio-cultural and religion related congregation,
which were already prohibited, will continue to be prohibited.
General
The following important Standard Operating Procedures shall be strictly adhered to all the shops and places
of Public gathering:-
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Shops shall have mandatory hand hygiene (hand sanitizer with dispenser), Thermal screening at
the entrance.
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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 be taken against the commercial/other organizations 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.
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There shall be intensive house-to-house surveillance by surveillance teams formed for the purpose.
4. The District Administration, Greater Chennai Corporation and local bodies requested to take all necessary actions
to prevent large public gathering in public places during the festival seasons.
5. The public are requested to be careful and avoid moving to crowded places and to wear face mask and
maintain social distance without fail during the upcoming festival season by following preventive measures. All commercial
establishment are also requested to follow the preventive measure without any lapses.
6. The public are also requested to seek medical advice of the nearest hospital as soon as symptoms of infection
appear.
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7. 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 & 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.
8. 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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