Plea seeks relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions for tea plantations near urban areas in Assam
The Hindu
Some tea factories and estates are within the 5 km radius of urban and semi-urban areas where 15-hours-a-day curfew and odd-even vehicle rules apply
An association of tea planters has requested the Assam government to relax the COVID-19 restrictions for workers and vehicles of tea estates within a 5 km radius of urban and semi-urban areas. The government had issued an order on May 12 shutting down government and private offices, religious places and weekly markets in urban and semi-urban areas for 15 days. Curfew was also imposed for 15 hours a day from 2 p.m. and the odd-even (registration number) vehicle formula applied during the non-curfew hours with certain exemptions.
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