Lockdown relaxations by Kerala a violation: MHA
April 20, 2020  10:00
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The Home Ministry red flags the Kerala government's additional relaxation measures during the lockdown and shot off a letter to CM Pinarayi Vijayan. 
Government of India wrote to the Government of Kerala over the dilution of guidelines issued by the MHA and the violation of the MHA Order dated 15th April 2020 issued under the Disaster Management Act 2005.

The Kerala government has announced relaxation of the lockdown restrictions in two zones, allowing among others private vehicles movement in an odd-even basis and dine-in services at hotels from Monday.


The Kerala government has circulated a set of revised guidelines for lockdown measures in the state in an order dated April 17. The relaxations of restrictions imposed would come into effect in the Green and Orange-B zones in the state from Monday.


Aadditional activities allowed by Kerala government includes opening of local workshops, barber shops, restaurants, book stores, MSMEs in municipal limits, bus travel in the cities/ towns for short distances etc. 


"Allowing bus travel in towns, pillion rider on two wheelers, 2 passengers in back seat of a car are violations of the lockdown," the government of India's letter said. 


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