New Delhi: The Uttarakhand authorities on Thursday (May 13) introduced that every one shops of the Public Distribution System can be allowed to open for 3 hours from May 14 till May 18 in view of the curfew imposed due to the deepening COVID-19 disaster.
In an official order, the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat mentioned that all shops of PDS can be open from 7 AM to 10 AM from May 14 till May 18 throughout the present ‘COVID curfew’.
“Accordingly, during the Covid curfew, all the shops of PDS in the state will be open from 07:00 am to 10:00 pm from 14 May 2021 to 18 May 2021”, an official order learn.
This comes after the CM directed Chief Secretary Om Prakash to ‘extend the opening day of PDS shops to the poor families’, ANI reported.
Earlier, Uttarakhand imposed ‘Covid curfew’ to curb the transmission of the coronavirus. The curfew will stay in place in all of the districts till May 18.
Meanwhile, for folks travelling to the state, damaging RT-PCR outcomes not older than 72 hours has been made obligatory and they’re additionally anticipated to register themselves on the Dehradun administration’s portal earlier than getting into the state. Uttarakhand residents coming from exterior could have to endure a 7-day quarantine.
(With ANI inputs)
