JK Adm issues fresh Unlock 2.0 guidelines
Jammu Tawi | July 3: In another development that suffers from late release time issues, Jammu and Kashmir Administration issued the Unlock 2.0 Guidelines based on the parameters set by the Ministry of Home Affairs. These newly released guidelines would come into play starting Saturday, July 4.
Only a few changes have been made by allowing restaurants to operate for dining with 50 percent Cap and also reclassification of Red, Orange and Green Zones.
Here is what is permitted!
Hotels have been allowed to open at full capacity. The Intra District cabs and maxi cabs have been permitted throughout Jammu Kashmir Union Territory.
Restaurants to operate for dining with 50 percent Cap
Normal functioning of private hospitals, clinics and nursing homes (including OPD services) has been permitted
All E-commerce and Courier services have been permitted.
All agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and related activities
Canteens/Eateries at Bus stands, Railway stations and Airports, with passes in Red districts.
All Shopping Malls Opened except the ones in Red Zone
Banks and Financial services.
Liquor shops and manufacturing units.
Barber shops, salons and parlors, subject to the SOP issued vide G.O No.62- JK- DMRRR of 2020 dated 08-06-2020, to be enforced strictly.
Self-employed service providers such as Plumbers, technicians, electricians etc.
Auto-rickshaws with a maximum of two passengers, only intra-district.
Taxi and Cab aggregators are permitted to ply with one driver and two passengers only within the district Maxi-cabs operate with a maximum of 4 passengers
Intra-district movement of Individuals in vehicles is allowed, with a maximum of 2 passengers, besides the driver, in four wheeler vehicles, and with no pillion rider in case of two wheelers, with passes in Red districts.
Intra-district public passenger transport vehicles, running on routes (buses, min-i buses and maxi-cabs) can operate, by any operator, with upto 2/3rd seating capacity for buses and upto 50% seating capacity for minibuses/maxi-cabs on routes to be notified by Transport Department.
Whats still not allowed!
The religious places, educational institutes however continue to be closed even in the new guidelines.
No inter-state and inter-province movement will be allowed except for passes
All religious places will continue to remain closed
Curfew timings shall be 1000 hours to 0500 hours
As per order issued by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Department of Disaster Management, Relief Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, State Executive Committee headed by the Chief Secretary BVR Subramanium, in Unlock 2.0 all religious places will continue to remain closed till further orders, all districts of Kashmir except Bandipora are classified in Red category, restaurants can operate for dining in, up to 50 percent cap, Hotels can open at full capacity, Intra district taxis, maxi-cabs permitted in entire UT, curfew timings shall be 1000 hours to 0500 hours and no inter-state and inter-province movement will be allowed except for passes.
As per classification of districts in the Union territory, all districts of Kashmir province, except Bandipora district and Ramban district of Jammu Province, are in Red Zones, Kathua, Samba, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Reasi, Udhampur, Poonch, Rajouri and Jammu are classified under Orange Zone and Doda and Kishtwar are classified in Green Zone.
Except the Lakhanpur Containment Zone on the National Highway which will be a Red/ Containment Zone with a 500 meter buffer, read an order.
It further read that a detailed review of the current COVID situation in Jammu and Kashmir was conducted and the trend in new cases particularly the recent spread/spike in new cases in view of the continuous movement of stranded/other persons travelling to J&K and between provinces/ districts, and the risk perception of the Health department vis-a-vis each district and the need to control further spread of COVID-19.
As per another order, the Government of India has issued new guidelines on lockdown measures which are in effect till July 31 and in exercise of powers conferred under Section 24 of the Disaster Management Act. 2005, the Chairperson of the State Executive Committee, issued order for regulating activities within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for effective Containment of COVID-19 from July 4 till further orders
All the SOPs and instructions issued earlier will be deemed to have been extended till the validity of this order, or modified otherwise. Any deviation from this order shall attract penal action under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, it read.
No fresh permission or passes are required for activities which were already permitted under earlier orders. All instructions relating to safety, health precautions, social distancing, etc.. continue to apply.
However, Non-Permissible activities in entire UT of J&K included Inter-UT/state, Inter-province and Inter-district Buses for public transport and private vehicles, except those permitted in specific categories of districts as per procedure prescribed, all schools, colleges, universities, educational/training/coaching institutions (including Anganwadi centers), etc., except training institutions run by the Central/State government. However, online/distance learning shall be permitted.
All cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, Spas, theatres, bars, auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places shall remain closed, all social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural, religious functions and other large gatherings and congregations are prohibited while religious places, places of worship shall continue to remain closed for public till further orders.
There shall be no inter-province or Inter-State/UT movement of individuals except after obtaining permissions or in permitted public transport, after following prescribed health protocols, the movement of individuals for all non-essential activities between 10 pm to 5 am, persons above 65 years of age, persons and with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years, shall stay at home, except for meeting essential requirements or for health purposes.
All passengers, returnees or travelers coming to Jammu & Kashmir, whether by road, rail or air, will have to compulsory undergo a COVID-19 RTPCR test following which they will be under a 14 day administrative/institutional quarantine till the test result is negative, in which case they are released for Home Quarantine or positive, in which case they are sent to a COVID hospital for treatment.
Areas identified by the Deputy Commissioner within a district as a potential zone of infection will be referred to as a Containment Zone/ Red Zone.
Activities permitted in the entire UT of Jammu & Kashmir, with permissions needed only in such areas where indicated against an activity like normal functioning of private hospitals, clinics and nursing homes (including OPD services), all E-commerce and Courier services, all agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and related activities, canteens/Eateries at Bus stands, Railway stations and Airports, with passes in Red districts, all restaurants, including in hotels, can operate for home delivery, take away and dining-in with up to 50 percent capacity, subject to the SOP of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Govt of India.
All Shopping Malls, can open subject to the SOP of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, except in Red districts where they will operate with 50% of shops open on alternate days to be regulated by the Deputy Commissioners concerned.
Shops in Malls can open from 9 am till 7 pm, food Courts and dining facilities In Malls can operate for home delivery, take away and dining in with up to 50 % capacity, children's gaming zones, gaming arcades and cinemas inside Malls shall remain closed.
