“Delhi will be under lockdown from tomorrow 6 AM to 31st March 12PM. Borders of Delhi will be sealed,” Kejriwal announced in a media briefing, alongside Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.
Here is what the lockdown of the national capital would mean:
What shall remain closed:
- No public transport services including operation of private buses, taxis, auto-rickshaws, rickshaws, and e-rickshaws etc shall be permitted. Only DTC buses shall operate at not more than 25% capacity to cater to personnel engaged in essential services.
- All private offices will remain closed but the employees - both permanent and contractual - will be considered to be on-duty. The companies will have to provide them the salary for this duration
- All domestic flights into Delhi banned from tomorrow till March 31.
- All public places including malls, swimming pools, gyms, cinema halls, schools and offices shall be closed
- All factories to remain closed
- All places of religious gathering shall be closed
- Interstate buses and metro services to remain suspended
- All construction works need to stop
Services that would remain operational:
- Emergency services including medical and security ones shall remain functional during the lockdown. No document or proof will be sought from a person if they say that they are out on streets to provide or avail any essential service.
- The DTC buses plying on the streets shall cater to the conveyance needs of the personnel employed in emergency services
- Restaurants shall be open only for delivery and take-away services.
- Ration shops and medical stores shall remain open.
- Petrol pumps shall remain open.
- Bank ATMs will be operations
- Electricity and water boards shall be functional