Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): The Odisha government announced of partial unlock in Odisha just to relax the restrictions imposed in the State since May to check the spread of Covid-19 infection.
Meanwhile, the lockdown restrictions will be eased in 17 out of the 30 districts of the State from tomorrow. Shops will remain open between 7 am and 5 pm in these 17 districts.
However, in rest 13 districts, shops will remain open between 6 am to 1 pm.
The Covid-19 lockdown was initially imposed in the from May 5 to May 17. However, it was first extended to June 1 and subsequently to June 17 following the rise in the infection in the State.
Under the new unlocking measures, the lockdown restrictions will be eased in 17 districts (Category A) out of the 30 in the State from tomorrow. Shops will remain open between 6 am and 5 pm in these 17 districts which includes- Khordha, Puri, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar.
Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Nuapada, Sonepur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Boudh, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri and Rayagada districts falls under Category B.
In rest of 13 districts (Category B), shops will remain open between 6 am and 1 pm. Coastal districts and the districts having more positivity rate have been included in the Category B districts.
