GUWAHATI: The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) have issued certain directives related to Containment Zones, gatherings, workplaces, educational institutions, public transport, restriction on movement of individuals including night curfew, restriction on inter-district transport services and penal provisions for both rural and urban areas across the State of Assam for containment of COVID-19 pandemic in Assam.
Whereas, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has vide order of May 25, 2021 issued directives on restrictive measures for containment of COVID-19 in both rural and urban areas across the State upto June 5, 2021.
Whereas, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has vide order of June 4, 2021 issued directives on curfew hours, gatherings, work places and inter-district movement to be uniformly applicable in both rural and urban areas across the State upto 5 AM of June 16, 2021.
Whereas, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) vide order dated 27th May, 2021 has urged the States/ UTs to continue compliance to the containment measures as envisaged in MHA order dated 29th April,2021 till 3Qth June, 2021.
Whereas, the situation of COVID-19 in the State has been reviewed and observed that, though the number of COVID-19 patients and positivity rate is declining in some districts, the overall situation is still precarious, for which adequate containment measures for both urban and rural areas are still necessary for containment of COVID-19 across the State.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers, conferred under Section 22(2) (h) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the undersigned, in his capacity as Chairperson, State Executive Committee of the State Disaster Management Authority, Assam , do hereby issues the following directives which will remain in force w.e.f 5 AM of June 16, 2021 till 5 AM of June 22, 2021.
In case the test positivity of COVID-19 in any area reaches 5% or more in case of urban areas and 10% or more in case of rural areas in the last one week, District Magistrate will notify such areas as containment zone and ensure necessary containment measures for COVID-19 as envisaged in MoHFW, Gol advisory dated 25th April, 2021 annexed with MHA order dated 29th April, 2021 (Annexure-A).
Except for exemptions given in Annexure "B",
1. Regulation Timing:
SI No |
Activities |
Kamrup Metropolitan district |
Districts with less than 400 positive cases in last 10 days (enumerated at B2 above) |
Other Districts |
1 |
Functioning of Government and Private Offices/Establishments . |
Upto 1PM |
Upto 4PM |
Upto
12PM |
2 |
Opening of Shops and commercial establishments |
Upto 1PM |
Upto 4PM |
Upto 12PM |
3 |
Dine in Restaurants, Dhabas and other eateries |
Upto 1PM |
Upto 4PM |
Upto 12PM |
4 |
Takeaway of food items from restaurants, dhabas and other eateries |
Upto 2PM |
Upto 5PM |
Upto 1PM |
5 |
Opening of Sale counters, showrooms etc. of cold storages and warehouses |
Upto 1PM |
Upto 4PM |
Upto 12PM |
2. All Government and Private Employees who have taken both doses of COVID-19 vaccine have to attend office mandatorily.
3. Government/semi government officers in the rank of Deputy Secretary and above and senior executives in Non-Government sector along with their key support staff will have to attend the off ice for emergency and urgent works irrespective of their vaccination status.
4. The organizations rendering Essential/Emergency Services, Law Enforcement Services and Election work will continue working without any restrictions
5. Pregnant women employees and women with children of 5 years or below working under any Government I PSU I Financial Institutions I Private Organizations irrespective of their grade shall be eligible to work from home.
6. Persons with disabilities (PwDs) working in any Government/UPSU/ Financial Institutions/Private organizations shall be exempted from attending duties in consonance with the O.M No.11013/9/2014/Estt.(A.lll) dated 1st April, 2020 issued by DoPT, Gol. However, they may be encouraged to work from home.
1. All Educational Institutions including Schools/Colleges/Universities shall continue to provide quality virtual options. No physical classes are allowed.
All inter-district transport services and movement of people to and from other districts shall remain suspended till 5 AM of 22nd June, 2021.
Other restrictions including odd- even formula for plying of vehicles, declaration of containment zones etc. as notified vide Order No.ASDMA.28/2021/63 dated 4th May, 2021 and ASDMA.24/2020 /Pt-2/241 dated 12th May 2021 and ASDMA.24/2020/Pt-2/253 dated 15th May 2021 for urban and peripheral areas, restriction on inter district movement issued vide ASDMA.24/2020/Pt-2/255 dated 17th May, 2021, ASDMA/28/2021/90, dated the 4th June 2021, ASDMA.28 /2021/86 dated 25th May, 2021 and exemptions via clarifications issued vide Order No.ASDMA.24/2020/Pt-2/250 dated 13th May, 2021 shall continue to remain in force except those specifically modified by this order.