Thiruvananthapuram: Full lockdown comes into force beginning 6 am Saturday up to midnight 12 am 16 May. The decision came on the back of huge surges in infection numbers as state witnesses Covid second wave. The government issued guidelines applicable that read as under:
Essential Outlets May Remain Open
All shops must shut unless they sell “essential” goods and services meaning medicines, groceries, fruits, vegetable, fish, food, bakery meat, and milk.
No public transport
Public transportation shall stay shuttered throughout the lockdown.
Travel Restrictions
Inter-district travel is prohibited under ordinary circumstances. Those found outside of their home without sufficient reasons too will face litigation. Restaurants and hotels may make home deliveries.
Government offices to remain closed.
Govt offices shall remain closed with exceptions to : Defence, Central Armed Police Forces, Treasury, Public Utilities, Water Commission, National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project(MPCS), Airport Authority of India, Ports and Railways.
State govt offices , local self-govt establishments, semi-govt offices and public corporations shall remain closed with exception to:
1) Health, Ayush, Revenue, LSGD, Food and Civil Supplies, Industries, Labour, Zoo, Kerala IT Mission, Irrigation, veterinary services, social justice institutions, printing press, insurance and medical services.
2) Police, Excise, Home Guard, Civil Defence, Fire and Rescue, emergency services, disaster management offices, forest and jail.
3) Office of the District Collector and Treasury.
4) Electricity, Water and Waste Collection
- Except for institutions engaged in Covid mitigation, all aforesaid offices shall limit number of working staff on any given day.
- Health department and related establishments shall remain fully open. There is no curb to travel to their premises.
- Offices pertaining to agricultural, fishing and live stock sector may function with limited staff number.
- There is no hindrance to procurement and sale of perishable goods.
- Ration shops shall remain open.
- Shops selling animal feed and pet food may remain open.
- All shops shall shut by 7.30 pm each day.
- People must opt home delivery services.
- Bank and other finance institutions may remain open from 10 am to 1 pm.
- News paper, media, cable TV and DTH services related establishments may remain operational.
- Offices providing internet, IT services and telecommunication services may remain open.
- All online services shall remain operational.
- Petrol and LPG outlets may remain open. So may electricity related offices.
- Cold storage and warehouse units may remain open.
- Private security agencies may remain open.
- Units engaged in manufacture and distribution of masks, sanitisers and other covid care products may remain open.
- Courier services shall be stay functional.
- Toll booths and fishing activities shall stay unhindered.
- Units manufacturing essentials may stay open.
- Units manufacturing or processing export items may remain open.
- Airlines and train services shall remain functional.
- Metros shall remain shut.
Also,
Those stepping out shall carry affidavit stating purpose of venturing out.
No devotees shall be allowed inside worship venues.
