Abhijit Sinha, IAS, Principal Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, issued the report on Law & Order and facilitation of essential Goods & Services for 13th of April 2020. According to the report, no violation of the lockdown was reported in any part of the State.

Shops for food grains and groceries were open in all the districts other than Mokokchung, where it was closed to regulate movement. No shortage of food grains, groceries milk or medicines have been reported in any part of the State.

The report also stated that no restriction was imposed on the movement of commercial vehicles for distribution of essential commodities and service providers like electricity, telecommunication, fuels etc. Also, there was no restriction on the movement of personnel/workers in manufacturing units of essential commodities. In Dimapur, 3 relief camp has been setup for sheltering 356 people and more than 4000 people were given food/food grain and dry rations by the District Administration and NGOs. Further, permits were issued to commercial vehicles transporting essential commodities and retail shops opened from 9 AM to 2 PM and wholesale market opened from 3 AM to 8 AM.

(Wepre Kronu, APRO)