: Thursday, April 22, 2021, 10:31 PM IST
Maharashtra Lockdown: Who is allowed to use local trains? Will banks function at 15% attendance? All your questions answered
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In an order issued on Wednesday night, the Maharashtra government announced the imposition of stricter restrictions to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. These norms kicked in from 8 pm today and will be in effect till 7 am on May 1.
As per a notification, government offices will now function with 15% staff capacity as compared to 50% allowed earlier. Like earlier, exemptions are allowed for those directly linked to COVID-19 pandemic mitigation efforts. Moreover, marriage ceremonies are allowed only for a period of two hours with a maximum of 25 people attending it.
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The Gujarat High Court on Thursday observed that had the Gujarat Government taken pre-emptive steps earlier, the present grim situation of COVID-19 pandemic could have been avoided. If the state had taken steps, not that the State was sleeping, but if there was a push, if all of this had been done earlier, before the PIL was registered, situation would have been better , Chief Justice Vikram Nath told Advocate General Kamal Trivedi.
While the AG maintained that the State was adequately prepared, CJ said no, you have the complete machinery &resources to see if things are controlled. But this is not being done .