Relaxations given by the Chandigarh Administration with effect from May 4

The following directions are made applicable in UT, Chandigarh with effect from 4 May

1. The movement of individuals for all non-essential activities shall remain strictly prohibited between 07:00 PM to 07:00 AM.
2. All shops in internal sector markets (neighbourhood shops) will remain open from 10.00 AM to 06.00 PM on odd-even basis e.g. on 4″ May shops with even number will open and on 5″” May, odd numbered shops will be open. There will be strict emphasis on implementation of social distancing norms and other precautions. Milk, vegetables, fruits and chemists shops are exempted from these timings.
3. All non-essential activities shall remain strictly prohibited between 07.00 P.M. to 07.00 A.M. and residents will stay indoors as per the prohibitory orders issued by District Magistrate.
4. The individuals can use their vehicles without formal passes from 07.00 AM to 07.00 PM. However, all residents are advised to stay indoors and not to come out unless absolutely necessary, for permitted purposes like going to office, factory, hospital and neighbourhood shops. Usage of cycle will be encouraged.
5. Four wheeler vehicles will have maximum two passengers besides the driver; whereas for two wheelers, pillion rider is not allowed.
6. All malls, market complexes such as Elante Mall, DLF Mall and big shops located on Sectors dividing roads will remain closed.
7. Congested markets such as in Sector 46 Rehri Market, Sector 22-D, Shastri Market, Sector 15 Patel Market, Sector 41, Krishna Market, Sector 19, Sadar Bazar and Palika Bazar, Sector 18 Gandhi Market, Sector 27 Janata Market etc. will remain closed. Any shopkeeper/market aggrieved on this can represent to the Committee appointed by the Administration for deciding each case on merit.
8. All bars, restaurants, sweet shops and eating places will remain closed.
9. Delivery of cooked food by Hotels’ restaurants or online agencies will remain closed.
10. All Ahatas (Taverns) will remain closed.
11. All Apni Mandis will remain closed
12. No street vendors/hawkers except those specifically authorized by Municipal Corporation for essential commodities will be allowed.
13. In all zones, persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years, shall stay at home, except for meeting essential requirements and for health purposes, as per the National Directives.
14. All government offices will be open under strict social distancing norms w.e.f. 04″ May, 2020. However, no public dealing will be done till 41″ May, 2020, so that the premises can be sanitized and pending/arrear works could be expedited. The Sampark Centres, however, will be open w.e.f. 11″ May, 2020.
15. The designated containment area will be completely sealed with strict perimeter control and clear entry and exit points. Only movement of persons for maintaining supply of fruits and vegetables and for medical emergencies shall be allowed. There will be no unchecked influx of people and transport. There will be recording of details of people moving in and out of perimeter of containment area. There will be intensive screening of all residents within the containment area and testing of all suspected cases, as per protocol. No shops, offices, trade factories, dispensaries will be allowed to function within the containment area.
16. As per Ministry of Home Affairs order dated 01/05/2020, inter-state travel 2 will be allowed for permitted activities only. Chandigarh, being a tri-city and capital of Punjab and Haryana, the passes issued by the Deputy Commissioners of Mohali and Panchkula will be honoured. Strict perimeter and thermal scanning will be done at border entry points.