Under the unlock process in Uttarakhand, the government has further relaxed the Covid curfew. At the same time, the curfew has been extended till July 13. This information has been given by Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal.

The Covid curfew implemented in the state has been extended till 6 am on July 13. At the same time, shopping malls will now be able to open with 50 percent capacity. But the ban on the opening of swimming pools and cinema halls will continue.

The rest of the rules of the Covid curfew have been kept as before, which are currently in force. The weekly bandh will continue on Sunday.

At the same time, business organizations will be able to close shops on their own one day. The mandatory requirement of the negative reports for people coming from outside the state will continue. Negative reports will also be mandatory for moving from plains to hilly areas. Schools will not open in the state now.

The state government has already given permission to open all coaching centers and gyms with 50 percent capacity. In these, only students and candidates above the age of 18 years are allowed to enter.

As before, tourist places Nainital and Mussoorie will open on Sunday. Instead, it will be closed on Tuesday. In respect of other tourist places, the District Magistrate will make a decision at his discretion. According to the circumstances, they can also keep the tourist places of their district open on Sundays and closed on Tuesdays.

The government has opened all the protected areas, tiger reserves, zoos, and reserved forests under the forest department located in the state.

All business establishments (markets) will open in the state on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 8 am to 7 pm. Vegetables, sweets and other shops will also open till 7 pm.

Sports institutes, stadiums, and playgrounds have also been opened in the state with the capacity of 50 percent for the training of players above 18 years of age. The Sports Department will issue a separate SOP for this.

After Doon, bus service for Delhi started from many more cities
After the start of bus service from ISBT Dehradun to Delhi, now bus operations have started from other cities of the state as well. However, due to lack of permission from UP, buses are being operated via Karnal only.

It is to be known that after the second wave of Corona came, the Uttarakhand government had imposed a Covid curfew. During this, the operation of buses for the outlying states was stopped. Buses coming from all the states including Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, UP, Rajasthan, Himachal were being stopped at the state border itself. At the same time, buses of Uttarakhand Transport Corporation were also being sent to the Uttarakhand border.

Now after the graph of infection has reduced, the operation of buses has been started gradually. After Dehradun depot, now bus operations from Haridwar, Rishikesh depot to Delhi have also been started. On Sunday also, many buses were operated from Rishikesh and Haridwar for Delhi. However, relatively fewer riders were found on Sundays.

Permission not yet received from UP
On the other hand, permission for bus operation has not yet been received from the Uttar Pradesh government. At present, the buses of Uttarakhand are going only till the borders of UP, while the buses of UP are coming till the borders of Uttarakhand.

We have also started operating roadways buses for Delhi from Haridwar and Rishikesh. Although the route from Haridwar to Karnal via Karnal is getting very long. After getting permission from UP, the distance to Delhi will be less.
-Sanjay Gupta, Divisional Manager, Transport Corporation