In Nagpur on Monday. Amid a new wave of Covid infections, with more than 2,000 cases daily, the city headed for a week-long shutdown starting Monday. (PTI)
The Maharashtra government has said that cinemas, hotels, restaurants, shopping centers and offices that violate Covid-19 regulations will be closed “until the Covid-19 pandemic continues to be notified as a disaster by the central government.” He also said that these establishments, except for health services and other essential services, would operate at 50 percent of their capacity.
The city of Nagpur and adjacent areas under the city police commissioner were put under a week-long lockdown on Monday, and only essential services remained open. Nagpur is the first city in the country to come under lockdown during the second wave of Covid-19. Many offenders of the confinement were punished; A total fine of Rs 1,372,200 was imposed on 464 people who did not wear masks or did not maintain social distance.
A parliamentary panel found that the shutdown led to a surge in domestic violence and trafficking cases, and recommended continued cash transfers and a moratorium on loan repayments, among other measures, to empower women. The report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Internal Affairs related to the Department deals with “atrocities and crimes against women and children”. The committee is headed by Congressman Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma.
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