With the number of active Covid cases in the state of around 400, the government has decided to remove the sidewalk on Sundays since April.
On Friday, the chairman of Yogi Adityanath’s minister issued direction to district officials asking them to lift all restrictions, except at night at 10pm to 6 in the morning.
Relaxation will come into force since Sunday.
“The country’s position in the country has been 0.01% for several days and the number of active cases is around 400 now.
With the celebration season begins, the minister’s head has decided to lift all restrictions during the day.
Therefore, the curfew on Sundays is also being picked up, “said a government spokesman.
If there is a district that records more than 500 active cases in a day, the order will be withdrawn for the area, officials said.
At present, Mainpuri and Prayagraj regencies have the highest number of active cases in each of them.
As on Friday, Uttar Pradesh has 408 active cases.
Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) said it would continue service on Sunday, starting August 22.
The train will be available from 6am to 10pm from Monday to Saturday and from 8am to 10:00 on Sunday.
On Saturdays and Sundays, the train will be available every 15 minutes.
On April 8 this year, the night limitation that already exists throughout the state is extended because the number of cases of Covid rises.
Some relaxation is permitted later but the weekend hunting is still in its place.
On August 14, the state government eliminated Saturday’s limit.
With the weekend workshop that was appointed now, the traders in NCR cities hoped that their business would take ahead of the celebration season.
The Minister of State for Health Atul Garg said the merchant organization had demanded the opening of the store on Sunday for some time.
“This problem was raised with the minister’s chairman and finally, the decision to lift the curfew on Sunday was taken,” he said.
Sushil Kumar Jain, The Confeder, Confederation of All Indian Traders (CAIT) and President, Sector 18 Market Association, Noida, said that Sunday was Rakshabandhan and usually, there were many buyers around this time, they hoped to get customers above the weekend .
“Buyers shift to Delhi, who do not have current limits.
Introducing this relaxation for us right in front of the celebration season is a reason for us to be happy,” he added.
Ajay Sharma, President of Ghaziabad Khadya Tel Association, said all members have been asked to follow the Covid protocol while managing their company.
Officials have also released the word carefully.
“We hope that people follow social distance norms.
Relaxation has been introduced because we have less Covid cases.
If we see a violation, we must step in the case-to-case basis,” said Suhas Ly, District Judge, Gautam Budh Nagar .
The body of residents in Noida suggested that people stay at home as much as possible.
“Traders will definitely relieve now.
But relaxation does not mean that people start clustering.
Everyone must be careful,” said Alok Kumar, founder of the Federation of Apartment owner associations.
From September 1, schools throughout the country plan to start offline classes for standard students of 1 to 5 and for class 6-8, schools will be reopened from August 23.
The government also allows training classes.
While the swimming pool will still close, malls, restaurants, theaters, and bars can operate with 50% residential.