Bhopal: The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led authorities in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday (April 10, 2021) introduced that the lockdown in a number of cities will likely be extended amid a surge in coronavirus instances, which incorporates the business hub metropolis of Indore.
Currently, the lockdown is in pressure in all city areas of the state till 6 am on Monday. The lockdown in varied districts has been introduced from April 19 to April 22, the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajesh Rajora informed PTI.
“Lockdown will be in force in Indore city, Rau, Mhow, Shajapur city and some districts like Ujjain, Barwani, Rajgarh and Vidisha till 6am on April 19,” Rajora mentioned.
Lockdown will likely be in pressure from April 12 till the morning of April 22 in Balaghat, Narsinghpur and Seoni districts in addition to Jabalpur metropolis, and orders underneath part 144 of CrPC will likely be issued by respective collectors quickly.
The choice to increase the lockdown was taken after the Chief Minister held a gathering with district disaster administration committees by way of video conferencing.
On Thursday, CM Chouhan introduced a weekend lockdown that was imposed in all of the city areas which got here in pressure from 6 pm on Friday to six am on Monday.
“I do not want a long lockdown, this is the last option. But to break the situation a little, urban areas will remain closed in Madhya Pradesh from 6 pm on Friday to 6 am on Monday, the lockdown will remain,” mentioned Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
