Night curfew hours in 10 cities of Gujarat increased; Class 1-9 teaching online only

Gandhinagar: Night curfew in 8 Municipal Corporation areas of Gujarat and two added towns Anand and Nadiad will start from 10 pm and continue till 6 am from January 8, the State government has taken a decision. Commercial units can be opened only till 10.00 pm therefore in these cities. The existing night curfew hours in these 8 cities are 11.00 pm to 5.00 am. Hotels and restaurants in these 8 cities can operate only with 75 per cent capacity till 10.00 pm. However home delivery services of hotels and restaurants can be operated till 11.00 pm.

While these decisions are limited to 10 cities, the other decisions that are effective for entire state include limit of 400 persons in open gathering and limit of 400 persons in closed venues but only 50 per cent of the total space. Same limits are effective for wedding functions, for which registration will be required on Digital Gujarat Portal. At funeral and last rites, maximum only 100 persons can gather. Non AC and AC buses can operate in limit of 75 per cent capacity. Bus services are exempted from night curfew. Cinema halls can operate with 50 per cent capacity, so as Gym, water parks, swimming pools, libraries, auditoriums, assembly halls, entertainment places. Public parks and garden can operate till 10 pm.

Coaching centers, tuition classes above class 9th can operate in limit of 50 per cent capacity. Schools across the State from class 1 to 9th will operate only online till 31st of January. Offline teaching will remain shut.Recruitment and competitive exams can be conducted with SOP (standard operating protocols) in place and in adherence to guideline. Sports complex, sports stadiums can host sports events but without presence of audience.

Movements of attendants for ailing, pregnant, weak persons will be allowed in curfew hours. Those who produce railway, airport, ST, city bus tickets will be permitted for movement in curfew hours. No social, educational, cultural, religious programmes are allowed to be organized in curfew hours. Essential service staffers will require to produce identity card during curfew hours. If some person is out in curfew hours in unavoidable circumstances, he/she will require to show doctors’ prescription, treatment related papers and other supporting documents for movement.