![]() Strict night curfew on weekdays between 8 PM - 7 AM without valid reason no one will be allowed outside, except for essential services and medical staff. At present the production capacity in the state is 1,300 metric tonnes per day while the demand is 1,800 metric tonnes on account of coronavirus pandemic. Section 144 to be implemented in the whole state of Maharashtra between 7 AM - 8 PM no more than five people will be allowed to gather in one place. The programme is meant to ensure a production of 3,000 metric tonnes of oxygen per day in the state, said a statement from the Chief Minister's Office. The Maharashtra govt has issued an order imposing restrictions amid a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in different parts of the state. This means non-essential establishments, private offices and shops selling other than essential goods will continue to remain closed.ĪLSO READ: COVID-19 second wave: Most of India should be under lockdown for 6-8 weeks, says ICMR headĭuring the Cabinet meeting, the Maharashtra government approved Maharashtra Mission Oxygen project, aimed at making the state self-sufficient in oxygen production under which special incentives will be offered to manufacturers. All existing restrictions will continue to apply during this period. But as cases continued to rise, these restricions were extended till May 15.Īfter its Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the state government decided to continue the lockdown till the end of this month. A total of 182 foreign nationals were booked from 2019 to 2021 for entering Maharashtra illegally with forged Indian passports and procuring help from touts to live in the country. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) discharges multifarious responsibilities, the important among them being - internal security, border management. Maharashtra currently accounts for the highest number of daily COVID-19. The restrictions were supposed to end at 7 am on May 1. This comes a day after Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar had said that a lockdown is not in the cards for the city of Mumbai for now. The mayor had said that a lockdown will only be imposed if the total number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai crosses 20,000. ![]() CM Uddhav Thackeray's ultimatum to the people comes just a little after a total lockdown has been imposed in Amravati, Achlapur cities. He further said that 'lockdown will start from tomorrow evening wherever needed'. ![]() Maharashtra had restricted public mobility and several other activities in April as the state became a hotbed of COVID-19 infections amid the second wave of the pandemic. MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI, March 29: India’s richest state, Maharashtra, is considering imposing a strict lockdown this week after recording the highest one-day jump in coronavirus infections of any Indian state since last March, officials said on Sunday. Amidst increasing Corona cases in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said there will be a total lockdown in the state if people don't start wearing face masks.
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