Unlock 3.0 rules for Odisha: What is allowed, what is not

Let us take a look at what will be allowed and not allowed in Odisha starting from August 1.

Moneycontrol News

August 02, 2020 / 13:06 IST

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The Unlock 3.0 guidelines were released by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on July 29. Several curbs were lifted by the Centre this time, such as night curfew, restrictions on inter-state and intra-state travel, etc, although schools and metro services continue to be shut.

Even as the country is gradually relaxing the curbs that were imposed to control the spread of the novel coronavirus, strict restrictions remain in containment zones, where the number of COVID-19 cases being reported continues to be high.

However, states have been given a free hand in deciding the list of activities that will be allowed outside of containment zones.

In Odisha, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government has extended the weekend shutdown till August 31 in areas worst affected by the novel coronavirus -- Ganjam, Cuttack, Gajapati, Khurda, and the Rourkela Municipal Corporation limits. Lockdown in containment zones has also been extended till August 31.

Let us take a look at what will be allowed in Odisha from August 1:

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