Odisha: State govt Modifies Night Curfew Guidelines In Urban Areas, Check What All Exempted

The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has listed down the activities on which the night curfew restrictions will not be applicable

Pradeep Singh: A day after releasing the Covid-19 guidelines for the month of January, the Odisha government on Friday modified the night curfew restrictions (from 10 pm to 5 am) in all urban areas of the State by exempting several activities.

In a notification, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has listed down the activities on which the night curfew restrictions will not be applicable. Check the details below:

– District and Municipal Administration/ Police/ Government Officials on duty
– Doctors, Medical/ Paramedical Staff (Govt. & Private), ambulances and emergency health staff
– Emergency workers of utilities such as Electricity, Fire Services, Telecom, Water Supply, Railways and Airport
– Print and Electronic Media identified by Commissionerate/ District Police
– Movement of Public Transport, private vehicles and taxis (including cabs by aggregators like Ola, Uber, etc.) to and from airports, railway station and bus terminals/ stands/ stops, for facilitating movement of passengers by air, rail and road
– Staff of IT & ITeS companies on production of their ID cards
– Any person, in case of medical or other emergency
– Owner/ staff of Chemist shops
– All industrial units
– All construction activities
– Early Warning Agencies including IMO
– Disaster Management establishments
– No restrictions shall apply to COVID testing and vaccination centres and movement of persons/ vehicles for COVID testing and vaccination shall be allowed
– All Government & Private offices/ establishments dealing with essential services/ utility providers like power, telecommunication, water supply, Police, Municipal Services, Railways/ Airport/ Port services and Security etc. shall remain functional
– All commercial establishments including essential items, food and vegetable shops, excluding all medicine/ pharmaceuticals/ medical devices/optical shops etc. shall remain closed
– Operation of hotels and hospitality units, including their associated offices, movement of staff and associated personnel
– Dhabas along National and State Highways/ Major roads for takeaway only
– Petrol pumps and CNG Stations
LPG distribution, home delivery of cooking gas and associated facilities, personnel and vehicular movement
– Home Delivery of food, groceries, vegetables, egg, fish, meat, milk and other essential items by restaurants and aggregators such as Zomato, Swiggy, OPOLFED, OMFED, Chilika Fresh etc.