Guwahati: The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) in a revised and consolidated directive for both rural and urban areas has announced that inter-district transport will resume but only with private vehicles. The order although allowed inter-district transport, but added that there will be no “to and from” inter-district movement from Guwahati or Kamrup Metropolitan district.
The order will come into force from 5 AM of August 18.
The salient features of today’s order are as follows:
- Night curfew time will be from 7 PM to 5 AM across the State.
- Accordingly, all workplaces, business/commercial establishments, Dine-in Restaurants, hotels, resorts, Dhabas, and other eateries, the takeaway of food items from restaurants/Dhabas and other eateries, opening of Sale counters, showrooms, etc. of cold storages and warehouses, shops dealing with groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy and milk booths, animal fodder will be open up to 6 PM across the State.
- Inter-district movement of private vehicles and movement of people shall be allowed except to and from Kamrup (Metro) District. Inter-district public transport however shall remain suspended.
- The physical classes in respect of Final year of Graduate / Post-Graduate Engineering/Medical Colleges, GNM, Nursing courses, and that of Aeronautical Engineering College may be allowed to be started with fully vaccinated students.
- Meeting/gathering at any open or closed spaces is allowed up to 200 persons in open spaces (for public function) and up to 50% of the hall capacity or 200 fully vaccinated persons whichever is lower in closed venues.
- Functions related to National/International days the ceiling will be up to 50% capacity of the hall.
- The public gathering is allowed up to 25 persons for the marriage/funeral program.
- Religious places are allowed to open with up to 20 fully vaccinated persons per hour for iconic places and 10 persons per hour for other religious places.
- Cinema/Theatre Hall will continue to remain closed.
- Wearing of face mask is compulsory in all public places.
- Excise authority will take strong action against illegal production and sale of country liquor in all the districts.
- Other restrictions including the declaration of containment zones etc. and exemptions as notified in the order of August 9, 2021, shall continue to remain in force except those specifically modified by this order.