Pune: Hinjawadi, Wagholi, Cantonments among other lockdown places to have essential shops open from 8 am to 6 pm on Sunday
Pune, 18 July 2020: District Collector Naval Kishore Ram said that essential commodities shops will be allowed to open from 8 am to 6 pm on Sunday (July 19) in Pune city, Pimpri Chinchwad and some rural areas where strict lockdown is in place. People have been asked to wear a mask and maintain physical distance at shops.
“On 19th July, in Pune city, Pimpri Chinchwad and some rural areas where lockdown is in place, shops of essential items like general stores (Kirana shops), meat and vegetable shops will remain open from 8 am to 6 pm. Again from 20th July to 23rd July the timing will be from 8 am to noon”, Ram said.
Pune Police Commissioner Dr K Venkatesham tweeted, “Little more time for essential goods in neighbourhood 8 am to 6 pm on Sunday. Let us follow-wear mask, physical distance & not move out unless it is necessary.”
Same rules will be applicable in Pune, Khadki and Dehuroad cantonments also. “To avoid inconvenience to people, we have modified the lockdown order. Also, it is the first day after five days of strict lockdown, therefore essential commodities shops will be allowed to open from 8 am to 6 pm on Sunday”, said Pramod Kumar Singh, CEO of Khadki Cantonment Board (KCB).
Apart from Pune city, Pimpri Chinchwad and Cantonments, there is strict lockdown in 23 Gram Panchayats under Haveli and Mulshi taluka.
The Gram Panchayats in Haveli taluka where strict lockdown is being implemented are Wagholi, Kesnand, Avhalwadi, Manjari Budruk, Manjari, Kadamwakvasti, Lonikalbhor, Urulikanchan, Kunjirwadi, Autade, Handewadi, Wadki, Nanded, Kirkitwadi, Khadakwasla, Gorhe Budruk, Gorhe Khurd, Donje and Khanapur.
The Gram Panchayats in Mulshi taluka where strict lockdown is being implemented are Nande, Bhugaon, Bhukum, Pirangut and Ghotawade. Hinjawadi, Maan etc are already under lockdown as they come under Pimpri Chinchwad police commissionerate.
Now following services will be allowed from July 19:
E-commerce services by Flipkart, Amazon etc will also start.
All grocery stores, all groceries and wholesalers
Locations of all groceries and wholesalers Market / Adat Vegetable Market / Fruit Vendors / Weekly and Daily Markets
Mutton, chicken, fish shops
The above essential shops will open from 8 am to 6 pm for one day on July 19 (Sunday). However, from July 20 to 23, they will open from 8 am to noon.
Guidelines for essential things which are already allowed:
- Milk vendors will be allowed to distribute milk at home
- All private and public medical services will be available at regular intervals for veterinary services.
- All hospitals will remain open.
- All medical shops will be open 24 hours a day.
- All Courts and Offices of State Government / Central Government will operate with limited employees (10%) as per govt order dated June 29. No pass required by them for travel. They need to keep identity card with them.
- Government petrol pumps and company-operated petrol pumps will open from 9 am to 6 pm. They will only supply fuel to government vehicles and essential services vehicles.
- The LPG service will be as per the Home Delivery Gas Distribution Rules.
- Transportation of industrial and other goods will continue as per Government Rules.
- Newspaper, media offices will continue to operate as per Government Rules. Newspaper distribution to be done from 6 am to 9 am.
- Tankers supplying water will be allowed as per rules.
- Institutional quarantine/isolation, COVID care centres to operate.
- All nationalized and RBI approved banks will operate as per the rules. But customers will not be allowed to go to banks. Other customer services of the bank such as online, cash delivery service, bank ATM service will continue.
- Court staff, officers, Judge, Advocate, Govt. Employees, Doctors, Anganwadi Workers, ASHA workers, newspaper and media staff, pharmaceuticals and medical shop staff, dairy farmers, essential services like agriculture, fertilizers, gas distributors, water supply, police, fire brigade, municipal corporation employees, revenue department as well as employees assigned to the containment zone, will be granted permission to use four-wheelers, two-wheelers. All these employees/officers will have to keep their identity card, vehicle documents and Aadhaar card.
- Pharmaceutical, food processing, export-oriented industries suppliers (contractors) can continue to operate with earlier permission given by MIDC. Those who have not got the permission can apply on MIDC web portal.
- IT companies can operate with 15% employees.
- Care takers of senior citizens, patients allowed to work.
- Home delivery of essential commodities, medicines allowed 8 am to 10 pm with permission from police commissioner office.
- No person allowed to go out except medical emergency. If anybody is found walking/using vehicle then cases will be registered. Also, the vehicle will be seized and driving license cancelled.
- All employers have to ensure that their employees have downloaded Aarogya Setu app.
- For using vehicle or going to workplaces which are allowed, employees will have to apply for travel pass on punepolice.in if he/she is residing in Pune city police jurisdiction.
- People from Pimpri Chinchwad who want to travel outside PCMC will have to apply on covid19.mhpolice.in
- For industries in PCMC they need get pass from PCMC by sending email to [email protected]
- Pune rural police pass can be obtained from covid19.mhpolice.in
