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Maharashtra government is expected to map out a strategy to allow more relaxations in the state of the urban areas from the beginning of next week after the chief minister Uddhav Thackeray hinted Sunday that the ongoing lockdown of 4:0, which was imposed on the 18th of May until the 31st to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, it would be little by little relieved.
The government will hold meetings with the district authorities for finalizing the plan output after the 31st of May.
Maharashtra was one of the first states in the country that had imposed restrictions on the public activities of the 13th of March before the outbreak viral spread was declared a pandemic.
The state government had announced the closure of the theatres, gymnasiums, educational institutions, etc two days before the Prime Minister announced in a national security blockade on the 24th of March, which entered into force as of the day following.
On Sunday, Thackeray implied that the restrictions would be lifted in a phased manner, in the same line of its imposition.
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State government officials said that more relaxations in the urban areas will be permitted after the 31st of May. “The state government will be holding meetings with the 19 members of the municipal corporations, which are located in the red areas, this week. The exit plan will be discussed with other corporations and district collectors. Some of the companies that are likely to be exempt from the red areas, as most commercial activities may be allowed. Now, Nagpur civic body is eligible for the exclusion of the red zone. Some of these civilian officials also had insisted that the persistence of the restrictions in the lock of safety of 4:0, as had been feared public meeting during the Eid-ul-Fitr, if relationships were allowed,” said an official, asking for anonymity.
The government of Maharashtra has requested the central government for the resumption of suburban train services in Mumbai to facilitate the movement of the workforce engaged in essential and emergency services.
“The majority of the employees essential and emergency services travel from the remote areas of Kalyan, Dombivali, Vasai, and Turn. It is difficult and requires a lot of time to travel by bus,” the official said.
The state government is also planning for the resumption of the public bus transport services in the districts, which are located outside of the red areas, after the 31st of May. In addition, a little more commercial activities will be allowed in the red zone of cities such as Mumbai, Pune, and thane.
“More clarity about the easing of restrictions is likely to occur in the next few days,” another official said.
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