Sources of livelihood resume in East Jaintia Hills

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaApril 24, 2020

In compliance with the guidelines of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the order issued by the Government of Meghalaya, the Deputy Commissioner, East Jaintia Hills District informs the general public that the activities permitted to open in the district are shops dealing in essential goods, courier services for essential goods, e-commerce operations in essential goods and Common Service Centres. Services provided by self-employed persons like electrician, IT repairs, plumbers, motor mechanics, carpenters, shops for repair of trucks on highways are also allowed. Hardware stores for providing items like CGI sheets, cement, etc that are used for construction, including transportation of the same and electrical shops are also allowed to operate.

The Deputy Commissioner also inform that Industries, industrial establishments both government and private such as food processing industries in rural areas, which are outside the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities, including rice mills and mustard oil processing also permitted. Brick kilns in rural areas outside the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities are allowed to function.

All agriculture and allied sectors activities like farming operations, including livestock farming, poultry, fishery and hatcheries, collection, processing and distribution of milk and milk products, mandis by APMC, procurement and marketing of agricultural produce, custom hiring centers, cold storage, warehouses, manufacturing, packaging and distribution of agriculture inputs, seed, animal feed and fodder, movement of harvesting and sowing related machines, implements are also allowed. Operation of Tea Industry including plantations with maximum 50% work force for production, processing, packing and marketing and transportation of all agricultural products are subject to transit point and route specified by the Deputy Commissioner considering the prevailing COVID-19 situation are also allowed.

He also stated that veterinary hospitals, dispensaries, clinics, sale and supply of medicine and vaccines are allowed to operate. MNREGA works are also allowed with strict implementation of social distancing and face mask and priority is to be given to irrigation and water conservation works. Construction activities such as construction of roads, irrigation projects, buildings and all kinds of industrial projects, including MSMEs, in rural areas outside the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities and all kinds of projects in industrial estates are allowed as well as Quarrying of chips and aggregates including their transportation.