Odisha Govt Extends Partial Lockdown till Aug 1: Key Points

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has extended the partial lockdown across the State till 6 am of August 1.

This has been announced by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra in a press briefing today.

Here are the key points:

• Shops to remain open in Category-A districts from 6 am to 8 pm.

• The category A districts include Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Kalahandi, Balangir, Nuapada, Sonepur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Boudh, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Angul, Dhenkanal and Keonjhar.

• In Category-B districts, the shops will remain open from 6 am to 5 pm. The district are Khordha, Puri, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj.

• Weekend shutdown will remain in force in Category-B districts.

• Bus service will resume across State with 100 per cent seat occupancy. However, bus services have been suspended in Puri till July 25.

• All restrictions on marriage & related functions wil continue as usual.

• Parks, malls, cinema halls will remain closed in the State.

• Beauty parlours, salons, gyms and spas are all to reopen across Odisha.

• Outdoor and indoor film shooting have been allowed across the State.

. Schools and colleges will remain closed till further orders