Night curfew extended in East Khasi Hills

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJuly 19, 2020

East Khasi Hills district magistrate Matsiewdor War Nongbri on Sunday extended the night curfew in the entire district from July 20 to July 27. 

The timing of the night curfew will be from 9 pm to 5 am each day. 

“(The order was)…to put in place preventive and mitigation measures, to identify and take more stringent steps so the pandemic of COVID-19 is contained, reduced and eliminated in East Khasi Hills,” Nongbri said.

The district magistrate said that the order will not apply to security forces, medical teams on duty, wholesale and retail pharmacies, police and armed forces, fire and emergency service, MeECL, NEEPCO and Power Grid, food and civil supplies department, FCI, PWD, PHE, Shillong Municipal Board, postal service, telecom, communications and IT Services, press, print and electronic media, petrol pumps including Indian Oil Corporation, essential services including health services, hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, veterinary clinics, labs, online/home food delivery. 

However, home delivery of food shall be exempted only upto 10:00 PM. Authorized workshops and designated spare parts dealerships of Health & Family Welfare Department and Government officials on duty.

These services shall strictly comply with all protocols and procedures including social distancing, limiting of field staff to the barest minimum and other advisories of Government in the Health and Family Welfare Department, without fail.

Movement of vehicles carrying essential goods, security forces, medical equipments and shops for repair of trucks on highways are also exempted. However, drivers and attendants of the vehicles shall be subject to medical screening as per laid down protocols.