Haflong, April 26, 2021: With an aim to control the increasing COVID-19 cases in Dima Hasao, which become 73 today, the Deputy Commissioner cum Chairman of District Disaster Management Authority Paul Barua convened an urgent meeting at DC’s conference hall.
The meeting was attended by almost all the line departments, representatives from various APEX bodies of the district and media persons.
On the occasion, the DC issued an order imposing prohibition of few activities except essential and emergency services for well being and safety of the people. This order is issued with immediate effect from today i.e 26th April, 2021 till 30th April, 2021
Open functions are allowed, with permission of the District Authority and strict adherence to COVID appropriate behaviour. While gathering such permission, district Authority will assess the public bearing the capacity of the open space and allow upto 50% gathering of the its capacity or 400 persons whichever is lower. In closed venues, a gathering up to 50% of the seating capacity is allowed.
Number of guests in private functions, including marriages to be restricted to 100 persons, for funerals, a gathering of not more than 20 persons has been permitted, Religious places allowed to operate with 20 persons per hour.
All market places, supermarket, shops in the malls, weekly market should be closed by 6 pm, except essential and emergency services such as pharmacies, hospitals, Animal care centers and veterinary clinics.
Regarding hotels takeaway or home delivery is allowed upto usual time. In case of restaurants operating in hotels and resorts may operate as usual for only in-house guest.
Working from home and virtual working should be encouraged. Except officers, only 50% of employees can work from the office. However, this will not be applicable for organizations rendering Essential/Emergency Services, Law Enforcement Services, and Election work.
Meetings in the official chambers are discouraged. Pregnant women employees and women with children of 5 years or below irrespective of their grade shall be allowed to work from home. Social distancing at workplaces should be ensured through adequate gaps between shifts, staggering of lunch breaks of staff etc.
Provision for thermal scanning, hand wash, and sanitizer be made at all entry and exit points and common areas. In addition, sufficient quantities of handwash and sanitizer should be made available in the workplaces. Frequent sanitization of the entire workplace, common facilities, and all points which come into human contact should be carried out.
All Educational Institutions including Schools/Colleges/Universities must provide quality virtual options. Not more than 50% of students should attend in person on any day. Schools should stagger class timings so that large scale release of students doesn't arise.
There will be no morning assembly/special assembly etc. in the educational institutions.
Preference is to be given on online mode of teaching for primary classes. Education Department will issue detailed guidelines/SOP for uninterrupted education service keeping in view of the COVID-19 precautionary measures.
All Public transport authorities shall enforce COVID-19 appropriate behavior and seating inside the vehicles, carriers, containers etc. Auto Rickshaws, cycle rickshaws, and taxis shall operate with one driver and two passengers maintaining social distancing.
City buses, Intra-district, Inter-district and Inter-state ·buses will be allowed to operate with 50% of seating capacity. No passenger shall be allowed to travel standing in the vehicle. Wearing of mask and observance of COVID-19 appropriate behavior will be mandatory for all passengers.
Wearing of face mask is compulsory in all public places. Shop owners shall ensure minimum six feet distance among customers and shall not allow more than 5 persons inside the shop. In addition, shop owners should compulsorily keep sanitizers and hand wash in their shops.
Shopkeepers and customers shall have to wear masks, hand gloves and maintain social distancing. Responsibility of maintenance of social distancing will be on the shop owner and failure to do so will be viewed very seriously and may entail summary closure of defaulting shops. Barbershops, salons, and parlors shall continue to provide service with strict compliance of COVID-19 appropriate behavior such as wearing face masks, face cover, hand gloves etc.
Industrial units and Tea gardens may function as subject to the observance of COVID appropriate behavior. The Head of the tea garden shall be responsible for ensuring social distancing mask-wearing by workers and staff, sanitization of industrial premises, thermal scanning etc.
It was also detailed by the DC that any person seen violating the measures will be liable yo be procecuted against as per provisions of Section 51 and 60 mof DDMA Act 2020, beside legal action under Sec. 188 of IPC and other legal provisions. Person seen without mask or spitting at public places wil;l be fined by the authority to the tune of Rs. 1, 000 which can be imposed bythe district task force.
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