New SOP for Biswanath district declared in view of rising trend of COVID-19 cases

The Biswanath administration ordered on Monday the closure of all grocery shops within the municipal areas
New SOP for Biswanath district declared in view of rising trend of COVID-19 cases

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BISWANATH CHARIALI: The Biswanath administration ordered on Monday the closure of all grocery shops within the municipal areas of Sootea, Gohpur and Biswanath, including ward no 7 of Lehugaon GP upto M/s Aritraa Rab Fuel Services LLP (Shell Depot) from July 13, 2021 until further order in view of the rising trend of the COVID-19 positive cases in the district of Biswanath and to stop the spread of the disease.

During this period, door-to-door delivery of essential grocery items only through vendors authorized by Food and Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs Department will be allowed upto 12 noon. Delivery of vegetables will be allowed upto 12 noon only through vendors authorized by the Agriculture Department and vegetable shops will not be allowed to station at one place. All banks will be open from 9 am to 12 noon only. However, the curfew will remain round-the-clock in the district.

Any violation of the order will invite action under the provisions of the Assam COVID-19 Containment Regulations, 2020 and Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides under section 188 India Penal Code (IPC) and other relevant laws thereof.

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