Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has announced tougher restrictions to deal with the Corona crisis. There will not be a complete lockdown in the state like last year, but all the non-essential services will be closed and there will be stepping out without a valid reason will not be allowed. CM Uddhav Thackeray has announced to implement section 144 in the state from 8 pm on 14 April. He said that people may not like the harsh conditions, but still it has to be done. He called it a ‘break the chain campaign’, not using the term lockdown. CM Uddhav Thackeray made it clear that all offices except the essential services will remain closed. People working in companies like ecommerce, banks, media, petrol pumps, security guards have been exempted from this. Restaurants etc. will remain open, but there will be a ban on sitting there. Only home delivery and take-away facility will be available.
Announcement of help to the poor from ration to cash
They are going to provide financial assistance of Rs 1,500 per month to laborers engaged in construction work. Authorized ferries will also be provided for help. Rickshaw pullers will also get Rs 1,500 and tribals will get Rs 2,00 per month. 7 crore people will be given 3 kg of wheat and 2 kg of rice for the next three months. This facility will be provided to ration card holders from government shops. CM said that during this partial lockdown, it will be the endeavor of the government that no one goes through crises. He said that ‘we have no choice now, so we are doing so. We have taken this decision to increase health facilities and vaccination. I request everyone to fold hands and follow it.’
Restrictions on movement, order to shut down offices
Unnecessary movement in the entire state has been banned. Essential services will continue from 7 am to 8 pm. Transport will not be stopped, but all these things will remain for essential things only. All offices and institutions will be closed for 15 days. ‘We have considered for a long time, but now the time has come to take strict steps. I am not talking about a lockdown, but we are imposing some strict restrictions. We need to learn from Britain in this matter’ said the CM.
The coming wave will be weakened by vaccination, appeals for help from doctors
CM Uddhav Thackeray said that ‘we cannot say whether we have reached the peak of Corona or not. How long the figures will continue to increase, it can not be said. In such a situation, we have to speed up the process of corona vaccination so that the incoming wave can be weakened. We controlled the corona last time with the help of you guys, but this time the situation is different.’Uddhav Thackeray appealed to the new doctors to help in the corona crisis. Apart from this, he also appealed to the retired doctors to come forward in the corona crisis.