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In view of the pandemic situation in the state, lockdown-like restrictions in Maharashtra have been extended by fortnight, state minister Rajesh Tope informed on Friday.
Updated Apr 14, 2021 | 14:00 IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had on Tuesday announced various restrictions in the state till May 1, including the imposition of Section 144 from 8 pm on Wednesday. Mumbai: Passengers stand outside the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to board outstation trains | Photo Credit: PTI
Mumbai: A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced lockdown -style restrictions beginning 8 pm on April 14 till April 30, several people assembled outside the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai’s Kurla on Wednesday to board long-distance trains.
The decision to impose restrictions was taken in a bid to break the chain of the coronavirus which has gripped Maharashtra.