Pune: PMC Says Complete Lockdown On Weekends To Continue; Know Guidelines About Domestic Workers, Food Delivery
Sumit Singh
Pune, 14th April 2021: After the Maharashtra State government declared strict restrictions in lockdown between April 14 and May 1, today Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) issued revised guidelines.
As per an order issued by the PMC Commissioner Vikram Kumar, the essential category establishments can operate from 7 am to 6 pm from Monday to Friday. However, domestic workers, caretakers, drivers, nurses, cooks will be allowed to go to work from 7 am to 10 pm on all days of the week.
Section 144 (curfew) has been imposed in PMC jurisdiction from 6 pm today (April 14) to 7 am on May 1. No person will be allowed to move in a public place without valid reasons mentioned in the order. All the establishments, public places, activities, services shall remain closed, except those allowed to open.
Restaurants, Bars, Hotels: All Restaurants and bars will remain closed for in-dining, except for those inside the campus and which form an integral part of hotels.
Only home delivery services shall be allowed from 7 am to 11 pm and there shall be no visiting any restaurant or bar for ordering purposes or pickup.
Restaurants and bars inside hotels are to be open only for in-house guests. In no circumstance should outside guests should be allowed. For outsiders, they will follow the same restrictions as any other restaurant and bar as mentioned above. Guests of the hotel may move out only for valid reasons or for the performance of duty required for essential services or for exceptions made for offices mentioned in this order.
All personnel belonging to home delivery services to be vaccinated at the earliest as per central government guidelines.
All the home deliveries to buildings housing more than one family should be restricted to the entrance of the building and internal movement of the delivery should be by a dedicated staff of the building. It is also expected that all the interactions of home delivery staff and the building personnel are disciplined and COVID appropriate.
Any default on Covid Appropriate Behaviour will attract a fine of Rs 1000 on the offender and a fine of Rs 10,000 will be levied on the establishment. Repeated offence may lead to withdrawal of licenses or permissions for operations till notification for COVID19 epidemic remains in force.
Roadside Eatable Vendors: There will be no serving of food for eating at the location. Parcels or home deliveries are allowed from 7 AM to 6 PM on every day. Reasonable movement for this constitutes a valid reason.
Waiting customers to wait away from the counter with adequate social distancing.
Every one (staff) engaged in the activity to get vaccinated at the earliest, as per criteria of central government.
Local ward office to keep a close watch over such places through deployment of adequate personnel/ CCTV. Any customers engaging in irresponsible behaviour violating COVID 19 protocols to be fined Rs 500. Any vendor serving any customer engaging in such behaviour shall be fined Rs 500.
However, if the local authority feels that such behaviour is repetitive and is not possible to contain with the imposition of fines, then they may order the closure of the location cither temporarily or till the end of the pandemic.
Newspapers/ magazines/ periodicals: Newspapers/ magazines/ periodicals can be printed and circulated. Only Home Delivery is allowed between 7 am to 6 pm. All persons engaged in the activity to get vaccinated at the earliest, as per criteria of the central government.
Private Transport: Private vehicles including private buses can ply for the purposes of emergency, essential services or for valid reasons as specified by PMC. Any default will be punishable with a fine of Rs. 1000.
Private buses, in addition, will be subjected to the following:
i. To ply with only seating capacity, Standing passengers are strictly not allowed.
ii. Staff must get vaccinated as per central government criteria and must display exemplary Covid Appropriate Behaviour.
Public Transport – Public transport will be fully operational with following restrictions:
Auto Rickshaw: Driver + 2 passengers only
Taxi (4 wheelers): Driver + 50% vehicle capacity as per RTO
Bus Full seating occupancy as per RTO passing.
However, no standing passengers will be allowed.
a) All persons using public transport to compulsorily wear mask in a proper manner barring which fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on the offenders.
b) In 4 wheeler taxi, if any one person is not wearing mask, the offender and the driver of the taxi will be fined an amount of Rs 500 each.
c) All vehicles to be sanitised after every trip.
d) All public transport – drivers and other staff coming into contact with the public to get vaccinated at the earliest, as per criteria of central government and must display exemplary Covid Appropriate Behaviour. For taxis and autos, driver should be encouraged to isolate himself or herself through use of a plastic sheet or otherwise.
e) Movement of personnel to perform duties related to public transport shall constitute a valid reason for the purposes.
f) In the case of out-station trains, railway authorities to ensure that there are no standing passengers in the general compartment and all passengers use masks.
g) Fine of Rs 500 to be levied in all trains for non-compliance with Covid Appropriate Behaviour.
h) Public transport that has been allowed with some conditions also includes all incidental services that are essential for the smooth functioning of all modes of public transport.
This also includes all incidental activities that are required at the airport including handling of cargo, ticketing etc.
Persons arriving/ departing by any bus/ train/ flight from or towards the place of residence may travel on basis of a valid ticket through public transport.
Essential Category includes the following:
1) Hospitals, diagnostic centres, Clinics, vaccinations, Medical insurance offices, Pharmacies, Pharmaceutical companies, other medical and health services including supporting manufacturing and distribution units along with their dealers, transport and supply chain. Manufacturing and distribution of vaccines, sanitizers, masks, medical equipment, their ancillaries, raw material units and support services.
2) Veterinary Services/ Animal Care shelters and pet food shops
3) Groceries, Vegetables Shops, fruit vendors, dairies, bakeries, confectionaries, all type of food shops.
4) Cold Storage and Warehousing services
5) Public Transport: Airplanes, Trains, Taxis, Autos and public buses.
6) Services related to functioning of offices of Diplomats of various countries
7) Pre Monsoon Activities by local authorities
8) All Public Services by local authorities.
9) Reserve Bank of India and services designated by RBI as essential
10) All offices of SEBI recognized market infrastructure institutions such as Stock Exchanges, depositories, clearing corporations etc and other intermediaries registered with SEBI
11) Services required for restoration/ maintenance of telecom services
12) Transport of Goods
13) Water Supply Services
14) Agriculture related activities and all allied activities required to ensure seamless continuity of the agricultural sector including availability of farming input, seeds, fertilizers, equipment’s and repairs thereof.
15) Export — Import of all commodities
16) E-Commerce (only for the supply of essential goods and services)
17) Accredited Media
18) Petrol Pumps and Petroleum related products; including offshore/onshore production
19) All cargo services
20) Data Centers/ Cloud Services/ IT services supporting critical infrastructure and services
21) Government and Private Security Services
22) Electric and gas supply services
23) ATM’s
24) Postal Services
25) Ports and related activities
26) Custom House Agents/ Licensed Multi Modal Transport Operators associated with movement of vaccines/ lifesaving drugs/ pharmaceutical products.
27) Units producing raw material/ packaging material for any essential services
28) Units that are engaged in production of materials for impending rainy season for individuals as well as for organisations
29) Any Services designated as essential services by local disaster management authority
30) Chicken, mutton, egg shops
Construction Activity:
- To be allowed only for sites where labourer’s are living on site. Movement to and fro from outside must be avoided, except for the purpose of material movements.
- Every one engaged in the activity to get vaccinated at the earliest, as per criteria of central government and organisations engaged in these activities should go for workplace vaccinations as per central government guidelines at the earliest.
- Defaults will lead to a fine of Rs 10,000 for the developer of the construction site and repeated defaults may lead to closure of the site till existence of notification of COVID19 epidemic.
- If a worker is found positive he or she would be allowed medical leave and cannot be discontinued during this absence for this reason. He or she will be entitled for full wages that he or she might have eared had he or she not contacted corona.
- Local authorities may decide to allow any construction activity in view of the impending rainy season for reasons of public safety or safety of the structures.
- Pune Metro work will continue.
- Construction site/architecture office will be allowed to open from 7 am to 6 pm from Monday to Friday.
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