3 Districts Of Jammu And Entire Kashmir Declared As Red Zones

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has declared the whole Kashmir valley and three districts of the Jammu area as “crimson zone”. It’s primarily based on an general evaluation of the coronavirus scenario and the anticipated motion of stranded individuals to the union territory. On Sunday night time, the classification of districts was given in an order issued by Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam.The Union Well being Ministry had labeled 4 districts of Jammu and Kashmir – Srinagar, Bandipora, Anantnag and Shopian — as crimson zones. The Centre has allowed the administration of States and Union Territories (UTs) to categorise further districts as crimson or orange zones. Nonetheless, States and UTs are usually not allowed to decrease the zone classification of a district.

As per the order issued by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, the whole Kashmir valley, which includes ten districts has been declared as a crimson zone. In accordance with the order, within the Jammu area, three districts of Jammu, Samba and Kathua are within the crimson zone.

Whereas 4 districts of the Jammu area – Udhampur, Reasi, Ramban, and Rajouri – are within the orange zone, whereas Doda, Kishtwar, and Poonch are within the inexperienced zone.

The opposite tips issued by the chief secretary are primarily based on the MHA order issued on Might 1 for the third section of lockdown from Might four to Might 17.

As per the rules:

• 1. the federal government has allowed motion of people in autos just for permitted actions, with a most of two passengers, apart from the motive force in four-wheelers, and with no pillion rider in case of two-wheelers.
  2. Intra-district motion of people can be allowed within the orange zone in particular person autos with comparable restriction of passengers in 4 and two-wheelers, on the premise of passes issued by the district authority. Taxi and cab aggregators are permitted to ply with one driver and two passengers solely.
  3. Whereas e-commerce actions (residence supply and many others) are permitted for important providers and items.

The order additionally acknowledged that “Personal places of work can function with as much as 33 p.c power as per the requirement with remaining individuals working from residence.” In inexperienced zone districts, all actions that are permitted within the orange zone might be allowed. Further actions permitted in inexperienced zones included the opening of all retailers besides these prohibited throughout the Union Territory.

The actions which can stay prohibited in the whole UT embrace all home and worldwide air journey of passengers, aside from medical providers, air ambulance, safety functions, or for functions permitted by the Ministry of Residence Affairs. All colleges, schools, universities, academic and coaching teaching establishments, and many others. can even stay closed throughout the UT until March 17 however on-line and distance studying might be permitted.