New Delhi (NVI): The government today permitted some construction activity in the areas excluding COVID-19 hotspots, as it issued a fresh set of guidelines for the extended lockdown till May 3.
As per the MHA order, the continuation of works in the construction projects, within the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities, where workers are available on site and no workers are required to be brought in from outside (in situ construction), will be allowed after April 20.
The order also allows the construction of roads, irrigation projects, buildings and all kinds of industrial projects, including MSME’s, in rural areas i.e., outside the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities; and all kinds of projects in industrial estates, as per the guidelines.
Meanwhile, the Union Health Ministry today said that it has identified 170 districts as hotspots, and 207 districts as non-hotspots in the country.
This means, that construction-related activity will not take place in these 170 districts.
Hotspots are the districts where the absolute number of Covid-19 cases reported are high or the rate of growth of positive cases is high. Whereas, non-hotspots are the areas that have reported cases of Covid-19 but the number is limited.
On the other hand, green zone districts are where no case of novel coronavirus has been reported.
