The curfew, which excludes essential services, will come into effect from 8 pm on Wednesday, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said in his address via social media to people of the state.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. File pic
On anticipated lines, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday announced 'lockdown' style restrictions starting 8 p.m. on April 14, till April 30, to break the chain of the coronavirus which has gripped the state.
However, Mumbai suburban trains and city buses will continue to run, but commutes will be permitted for those in the designated 'essential services', he said.
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"From tomorrow 8 pm, Section 144 will be imposed across Maharashtra.. From 7 a.m.-8 p.m. only essential services shall remain open. This is imperative to break the chain of the virus. Saving lives is our topmost priority," Thackeray said in an address to the state late this evening.
Even as Thackeray spoke, the state's daily Covid tally touched a whopping 60,212 new infections, taking the tally above the 35 lakh mark to 35,19,208, besides 281 deaths taking the toll to 58,526 - the highest in the country.
Referring to the shortages experienced by the state, Thackeray said he would request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the Indian Air Force to transport oxygen from other states as road transportation could lead to delays.
कोरोना विषाणूची साखळी तोडणे आवश्यक असल्याने राज्यात आणखी कडक निर्बंध लावण्याची घोषणा मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांनी केली आहे. राज्यात बुधवार दि. १४ एप्रिल २०२१ पासून रात्री ८ वाजल्यापासून १ मे २०२१ पर्यंत हे कडक निर्बंध लागू राहतील.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 13, 2021
Presently, the state produces around 1,200 tonnes of oxygen of which nearly 950-1000 tonnes is utilised daily, but as the cases continue to spike, the demand has increased, besides the need for more Remdevisir medicine and other Covid-treatment related requirements.
Vaccination - in which the state tops the nation - would have to be further scaled up and he requested all parties not to politicise these issues in the public interest.
Under the new regime, all non-essential services and travel shall be prohibited totally with the clamping of prohibitory orders, all film shootings banned, all places of worship will remain shut, marriages will be allowed with only 25 guests and funerals with the earlier norm of 20 mourners.
या काळात आर्थिक दुर्बल घटकांना दिलासा देणारे ५,४७६ कोटी रुपयांच्या मदतीचे पॅकेज जाहीर करण्यात आले आहे.अन्न सुरक्षा योजना लाभार्थी मोफत अन्नधान्य योजनेतून राज्यातील सुमारे ७ कोटी लाभार्थ्यांना प्रति व्यक्ती ३ किलो गहू, २ किलो तांदूळ याप्रमाणे एक महिना मोफत अन्नधान्य देण्यात येईल.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 13, 2021
The state government will provide three kg wheat and two kg rice free for the next one month to every poor and needy person while the coronavirus-induced restrictions are in place, Thackeray said.
All restaurants, bars, streetfood sellers, except those in-house on premises of hotels and other designated locations, will remain closed, though home delivery shall be permitted.
Food markets and retail outlets shall be allowed with staggered working hours, while clubs, gyms, amusement/water parks, swimming pools, beaches, gardens, and other public places, salons, barbershops, etc shall be closed for public.
Autorickshaws and taxis can ply with driver plus only two passengers, private vehicles shall be allowed for only emergency/essential purposes, while all manufacturing, trade, banking, commercial, ecommerce, marketing and related activities shall continue, all state/Central government and essential private offices including law firms, shall work but with only 50 per cent capacity.
In all categories, the government has mandated adherence to strict Covid Appropriate Behaviour and violators would be slapped with hefty fines/penalties and termination of their services till the end of the Centre's pandemic orders.
संजय गांधी निराधार योजना,श्रावणबाळ,केंद्र पुरस्कृत इंदिरा गांधी राष्ट्रीय वृद्धापकाळ निवृत्तीवेतन योजना,इंदिरा गांधी राष्ट्रीय विधवा निवृत्ती वेतन, इंदिरा गांधी राष्ट्रीय दिव्यांग निवृत्ती वेतन योजना या योजनेतील लाभार्थ्यांना दोन महिन्यांसाठी प्रत्येकी १००० रुपयांचे आर्थिक सहाय्य
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 13, 2021
शिवभोजन योजनेतून एक महिना शिवभोजन थाळी मोफत
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 13, 2021
राज्यातील नोंदणीकृत सुमारे १२ लाख बांधकाम कामगारांना प्रत्येकी पंधराशे रुपयांचे अनुदान देण्यात येईल. राज्यातील २५ लाख घरेलू कामगारांसाठी विविध कल्याणकारी सहाय्यासाठी भरीव निधीची तरतूद
फेरीवाल्यांना प्रत्येकी पंधराशे रुपयांचे आर्थिक थेट त्यांच्या बँक खात्यात देण्यात येईल.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 13, 2021
राज्यातील बारा लाख रिक्षाचालकांना प्रत्येकी १५०० रुपयांचे अर्थसहाय्य
आदिवासी विकास विभागाच्या खावटी योजनेचा लाभ घेत असलेल्या आदिवासी कुटुंबांना प्रति कुटुंब २००० रुपयांचे आर्थिक सहाय्य
याशिवाय जिल्हास्तरावरील टाळेबंदी कालावधीतील व्यवस्थापनासाठी सुमारे ३ हजार ३०० कोटी रुपयांची तरतूद करण्यात आली आहे. यातून जिल्ह्यांना कोविडवरील औषधोपचार, उपकरणे, सुविधा उभारणी व इतर व्यवस्थेसाठी हा निधी संबंधित जिल्ह्याला देण्यात येईल.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 13, 2021
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