Himachal Pradesh Lockdown: 10-day restrictions imposed from Friday to check Covid spread
The Himachal Pradesh authorities has determined to impose a lockdown within the state from May 7 to May 16 to check the spread of Covid-19. The determination to impose the “corona curfew” within the state was taken at a Cabinet assembly chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
While authorities and personal places of work and institutions will stay closed throughout the lockdown interval, important companies corresponding to these associated to well being, electrical energy, telecommunication, water provide and sanitation will likely be exempted.
The cupboard determined that work would proceed at civil work websites and horticultural, agricultural and different tasks, whereas instructional establishments would stay closed until May 31. Government and personal transport automobiles will likely be allowed to ply with 50 per cent occupancy, and inter-state transportation will proceed.
Industrial institutions will work as per tips issued by the state authorities. The cupboard additionally determined to cancel the Class 10 board exams of the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education. All college students will likely be promoted to Class 11 as per norms advised by the CBSE for its college students of the identical class, the official stated.
The board exams of Class 12 and the annual examinations of schools will stay suspended till additional orders.
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