India lockdown 3.0 -

India lockdown 3.0

India to remain under lockdown till 17 May.

Home Ministry issues guidelines to regulate activities.

National lockdown extended by two more weeks.

No flight, train and metro services. Schools and colleges to remain shut.

No malls theatres, gyms entries.

Inter-state road movement banned. 7 am-7 pm no non-essential activities.

Limited bus services in green zones.

Public religious gathering prohibited

Containment operations as per zones. 130 Red Zone districts identified. All-Metro cities fall in Red zones. 284 districts are in Orange zone. 319 districts declared Green zone.

Red Zone restrictions –

no cycle and auto rikshaws,

No taxis and cabs,

No interstate local buses

Barbershops, Spas, saloons to stay shut

Shops selling non-essentials not allowed

What’s allowed in Red Zone –

Movement of individuals for permitted activities

Standalone neighbourhood shops

Online delivery of essentials

Private and government offices with 33% of the strength

Manufacturing of essentials, drugs, medical devices

Manufacturing of jute with staggered shifts

Construction where workers stay on site

What’s allowed in Orange Zone –

Cabs with one driver and one passenger

4 wheelers with two passengers

Movement of individuals for permitted activities allowed

Standalone neighbourhood shops

What’s allowed in Green Zone –

All activities except those prohibited nationwide

Buses to operate with 50% capacity in Green zone

Goods traffic permitted ibn green zone

No separate pass needed for essential movement in the green zone

Top 5 zones which have the highest number of Red Zones

Uttar Pradesh

Red Zones – 19

Orange Zones – 36

Green Zones – 20

Maharashtra

Red Zones – 14

Orange Zones – 06

Green Zones – 06

Tamil Nadu

Red Zones – 12

Orange Zones – 24

Green Zones – 01

Delhi

Red Zones – 11

West Bengal

Red Zones – 10

Orange Zones – 05

Green Zones – 08

All metros in Red Zone- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad Bengaluru, Chennai, Jaipur, Kochi

Government allows trains to take stranded. Help for workers, students, tourists. First train leaves Telangana for Jharkhand. Two trains from Nashik to Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Relaxation in Green and orange zones. No flight, train and metro services. Schools and colleges to remain shut. No malls theatres, gyms entries. Inter-state road movement banned. 7 am-7 pm no non-essential activities. Limited bus services in green zones.