Due to increasing cases of corona infection, a strict lockdown was imposed in Nagpur, Maharashtra from 15-21 March. Today on Saturday 20 March, Minister of State and Nagpur District Guardian Minister Nitin Raut has extended the lockdown for 31 March. However, there will be a slight relaxation in the lockdown. Raut had a meeting with the District Offices to assess the condition of the Corona epidemic, after which the decision to increase the lockdown was taken. According to Raut, a separate Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be issued soon for the Holi festival. Holi is on 28-29 March.
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They got the lockdown after March 21
According to the information, to sell essential goods, shops will be allowed to open till 4 pm, which is still till 1 pm. Restaurants and eateries were asked to close, but after March 21, they have been approved to open till 7 pm. Apart from this, food delivery services have also been allowed till 11 pm. There have been 3235 new corona infection cases in Nagupar on Friday and 1,85,787 corona infection cases have been reported here so far.
One day before the lockdown in three cities of MP
According to the order of the Madhya Pradesh government, in view of the increasing cases of the corona, the lockdown will remain in the cities of Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur from 10:00 AM on Saturday to 6:00 AM on Monday. Necessary services and industries will remain operational during the lockdown. In these three cities Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur, permission will have to be obtained from the administration to organize social celebrations during the lockdown on Sunday. Schools and colleges will remain closed in all three cities till 31 March.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan held a review meeting on Saturday 19 March with senior officials in the ministry to make efforts to prevent corona infection in Madhya Pradesh. After this meeting, it was decided to impose a lockdown in three cities.