Centre clarifies on restrictions for night traffic movements under Unlock 1.0
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Centre on Friday clarified that the restriction imposed under the new guidelines during 'Unlock 1.0' for movement of people between 9 PM to 5 AM was not applicable to the persons travelling to their destinations after disembarking from buses, trains and flights.
The Narendra Modi government has asked States and Union Territories (UTs) not to prevent such movements.
In a letter written to Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories (UTs), Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said that the purpose of restricting the movement of individuals, except for essential activities, between 9 PM and 5 AM is primarily intended to prevent congregation of persons and to ensure social distancing.
He further said that it has come to notice that some States and UTs have been restricting the movement of persons and vehicles plying on highways between 9 PM and 5 AM, which is hindering their smooth passage.
Bhalla clarified that the restriction does not apply to instances of loading, unloading of goods (as part of supply chains and logistics), buses carrying persons and trucks and goods carriers plying on State and National Highways or persons travelling to their destinations after disembarking from buses, trains and flights.
In a bid to set the economy of the country rolling, the central government had earlier limited the lockdown to only containment zones till Jun 30.
Schools, colleges, educational/training/coaching institutions, as the Home Ministry said, will open in July after consultations with 36 states and union territories.
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