Tamil Nadu Lockdown: Curfew imposed in TN with further relaxation

Tamil Nadu is set free from Lockdown with few restrictions today, and Chief Minister Stalin has appealed to the people to co-operate with the government's actions.

The Government of Tamil Nadu is taking various measures to curb the spread of corona. Accordingly, Chief Minister MK Stalin has ordered an extension of the curfew with relaxations for a period of one week from today 6 am on the 21st. Accordingly, the curfew with various relaxations came into effect today.

With the exception of 11 districts, namely Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Karur, Namakkal, Tanjore, Thiruvarur, Nagai and Mayiladuthurai, the situation has been reduced in 27 other districts.

Parks under the control of government parks and local authorities were only allowed for walking in the playgrounds from 6 am to 9 pm.  Electrical (hardware), hardware, notebook, sale, sale of automobile spare parts, two-wheelers, four wheeler repair shops were allowed to operate from 6 am to 5 pm.

Tasmac stores will be allowed to operate from 10 am to 5 pm. As well as Home Appliances TV, Mixer, Grinder and Fridge Sales and Repair Stores, Cellphone Sales and Repair Stores, Construction Material Stores, Operation only from 9 am to 2 pm.

Factories will be allowed to operate with 33 per cent of employees following guidelines. In addition, workers will be allowed to go to work in their 2-wheelers instead of 4-wheelers with e-registration and factory-issued ID cards.

IT and IT services companies will be allowed to operate with 20 per cent of staff, while housing companies, non-bank financial institutions and all insurance companies will be allowed to work with 33 per cent of employees.

In this situation, in the other 27 districts of Tamil Nadu, tea shops will be allowed to deliver only parcels from 6 am to 5 pm. The tea shops reopened this morning.

The public who come to buy tea in parcels is asked to bring and receive utensils and avoid getting tea in plastic bags. Standing near shops and drinking tea is not allowed. Also, shops selling sweets and snacks varieties are allowed, just as bakeries and restaurants are allowed. These can run from 8 am to 2 pm. Only parcel sales are permitted here.

E-Service Centers will be allowed to operate from today to obtain certificates and services from government offices in the public's interest. Permission has already been granted to carry out construction work.

Permission has already been granted to carry out construction work. However, the construction companies' offices were allowed to operate with up to 50 per cent of the staff, considering the workload required to pay employees and pay for construction materials purchased when the offices were not operational.