Tag: Uttarakhand COVID lockdown

  • Covid lockdown extended for one week more in Uttarakhand 

    By PTI
    DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government on Sunday decided to extend the Covid lockdown in the state for another week from June 22 but allowed hotels, restaurants and bars to open at half their capacities.

    It also decided to open the chardham yatra for locals from July 1 and for people from the rest of the state from July 11, Cabinet minister and state government’s official spokesperson Subodh Uniyal said.

    Bringing a negative RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen test report, however, will be compulsory for the pilgrims, he said.

    “People of Chamoli district can visit Badrinath temple for a darshan from July 1 if they have a negative RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen test report,” he said.

    “Similarly, people of Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts can also visit Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri temples respectively from that date with a negative RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen test report,” the minister said.

    The yatra will be opened for people from the rest of the state from July 11 on the same condition, he said.

    The state government had decided to open the chardham yatra partially for locals last week too but had to withdraw the decision in view of the Covid situation.

    The decision to extend the curfew from June 22 to 29 with some important relaxations was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat, Uniyal said.

    The period of current lockdown in the state was to come to an end at 6 am on June 22.

    The famous four Himalayan temples in Uttarakhand though open since May for daily prayers are still not open for pilgrims.

    Bringing a negative RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen test report will be compulsory also for people coming to the state from outside or those going to hill areas from the plains, Uniyal said.

    General stores and groceries will now be open for five days in a week closing only on Saturdays and Sundays, he said.

    Hotels, restaurants and bars can open with 50 per cent of their capacity till 10 pm, he added.

    All government, semi-government and private offices can also open with 50 per cent of their capacity.

    However, offices connected with essential services will open with full capacity.

  • Uttarakhand government extends COVID-19 lockdown till June 15

    By PTI
    DEHRADUN: The Covid lockdown in Uttarakhand has been extended for another week till June 15 with some relaxations.

    The period of current lockdown in the state was scheduled to come to an end at 6 am on Tuesday morning.

    Extended for another week, the curfew would remain in force till 6 am on June 15, Chief Secretary Om Prakash had said in an order on Sunday.

    The order authorises district magistrates to give relaxations in rural areas under their jurisdiction based on their assessment of the Covid situation.

    However, people will be allowed to go to vaccination centres to get vaccine jabs during the lockdown if they have the document to prove their purpose.

    Only 20 people with negative RT-PCR test reports not older than 72 hours can attend weddings, the order said.

    Similarly, not more than 20 people can attend funerals.

    Shops dealing in essential commodities like milk, meat, fish, fruits and vegetables will open daily from 8 am to 12 pm during the extended curfew.

    PDS outlets will also open daily from 8 am to 12 pm whereas groceries and stationery shops will open from 8 am to 1 pm on June 9 and 14, the order said.

    Liquor shops have also been allowed to open for five hours from 8 am to 1 pm on June 9, 11 and 14.

    However, bars will remain closed till further orders, it said.

    All educational and coaching institutes, cinema halls, shopping malls, stadiums, gyms, and restaurants will remain closed during the period.

    People coming from outside the state will have to register on the Smart City portal and produce a negative RT-PCR test report not older than 72 hours on arrival.

    Migrants returning to their villages will have to remain in local quarantine facilities for seven days after which they can go home depending on their symptoms.

    Medicine shops and testing labs will remain open for 24 hours, while banks will be open from 10 am to 2 pm.