Lockdown 4.0: Maharashtra releases fresh guidelines; major relaxations in non-Red zones

On Tuesday, May 19, Maharashtra government anunced revised guidelines for fourth phase of lockdown in state. This order shall come into effect from May 22 and shall remain effective till May 31. Basically, area under Red zone includes all Municipal Corporations of Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Municipal Corporations of Pune, Solapur, Aurangabad, Malegaon, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Akola and Amravati. remaining area of state has been declared as n-Red zones. While only essential activities shall be permitted in containment zones, major relaxations have been given in n-Red zones. 

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Prohibited activities in all zones:

1. All domestic and international air travel of passengers barring for medical purposes, air ambulance, security and or purposes permitted by MHA

2. Metro rail services

3. All educational institutions

4. Hotels, restaurants, and or hospitality services except for those housing frontline workers

5. Cinema halls, swimming pools, shopping malls, gyms, entertainment parks, atres, bars, auditoriums

6. All kind of garings

7. Movement of people between 7 pm and 7 am except for essential services

8. Consumption of liquor, gutka, tobacco etc. in public places

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Permitted activities in Red zones:

1. Shops selling essential commodities

2. n-essential shops as permitted by previous policy of respective Municipal Corporation

3. Shops/malls/industries/establishments t allowed to open previously can remain open from 9 am to 5 pm only for upkeep and maintenance of material and for pre-monsoon protection activities of property and goods

4. E-commerce for essential as well as n-essential goods

5. Industrial units which have been already permitted to operate

6. Construction work and pre-monsoon work

7. Four-wheeler with a driver and two passengers and two-wheeler with one rider only for essential purposes

8. Home delivery by restaurants

Permitted activities in n-Red zones: 

1. Offices, establishments, industries, shops and all or activities apart from those listed in 'Prohibited activities in all zones' 

2. Sport complexes and stadia for individual exercises

3. Intra-district bus service at 50% capacity

4. Markets and shops shall remain open from 9 am to 5 pm

5. Four wheeler with a driver and two passengers, three-wheeler with a driver and two passengers and two-wheeler with one rider for all purposes

Read full list of permitted and prohibited activities in various zones here: 

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