Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Vijay Rupani addressed the citizens of Gujarat today online. The Chief Minister announced broad guidelines of lockdown-4 based on the parameters announced by the Centre yesterday. The Chief Minister made these announcements after meetings today with top office bearers of municipal corporations and districts via video conference. As he already announced yesterday, the guidelines with further relaxations will be in implementation from morning tomorrow.

– No fresh relaxations in containment zones. The existing norms will continue to be effective in containment zones. The list of containment zone list will

– Sell of essential items in containment zones during 8 am to 3 pm only.

– Commerce, industries, shops to open 8 am to 4 pm outside containment zones.

Barring containment zones:

– Public movement is completely banned during 7 pm to 7 am. All the establishments to remain closed during this time.

– Auto rickshaws will operate in entire state barring Ahmedabad and Surat in the first phase. Each rickshaw will contain maximum two passengers only.

– Shops are allowed to open in market areas, shopping complexes but through odd even system. Not more than five customers in a shop at one time.

– Those living in containment zone will not be allowed to go outside the limits of containment zone.

– Ahmedabad West will witness restart of economic activities and reopening of offices, shops etc through odd even system as decided by local body, but no relaxation in Ahmedabad East in the first phase.

– Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) buses will operate in entire state, but no such bus will be allowed to enter Ahmedabad.

– Maximum 20 persons to be allowed in funerals. Not more than 50 persons to be allowed to participate in wedding functions.

– All kinds of shops including paan shops to be allowed to open outside containment zones, but for only take-away.

– Barber shops, salon, beauty parlors to be allowed to reopen outside containment zone on

– Public libraries to be allowed to open.

– Cabs, taxi, cab aggregator services to be allowed outside containment zone but only for driver plus two persons.

-Even in private cars, driver plus two persons. Ahmedabad East cab taxi services not to operate/

– Restaurants to be allowed to operate only for home delivery. Delivery boys need to be checked against any possibility of they become super spreader.

– Outside the city limit, all road side/highway side, restaurants/dhabas will be allowed to reopen with conditions attached.

– Private offices, consultant office outside containment zone will reopen. But no such permission in Ahmedabad East area in first phase.

– Repair shops, service stations, garage to reopen outside containment zone.

– Only one person allowed on two wheeler while in four-wheelers, driver plus two persons are allowed.

– Surat textile markets allowed to reopen outside containment zone. Powerloom and weaving industry to reopen with 50 per cent staff.

– Goods transport allowed.

– These orders will be effective during May 19 to May 31st.

– Spitting in public and not wearing mask will attract Rs. 200 fine.

– Masks will be sold at Amul parlous, initially in Ahmedabad. 3 layer masks will be available for Rs. 5 while N95 masks will be allowed for Rs. 65.

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