In pursuance to NSDMA-ER-COVID19-01/2020 (Part-II)/5502, dated 30.06.2021 and in continuation to order of even number dated 13.05.2021, 21.05.2021, 31.05.2021, 11.06.2021 and 18.06.2021, Deputy Commissioner and Chairman, District Task Force, Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie, has issued the following relaxations of lockdown regulations- Unlock Phase-I have been made within Kohima District from 1st July to 10th July 2021:

1. The practice of 'NO MASK-NO MOVEMENT' and 'NO MASK-NO ENTRY' shall be strictly enforced in all public places by the Kohima District Task Force and law enforcing agencies.
2. Shops/ business establishments dealing with all kinds of goods/ items/ articles, including those dealing with essential goods and commodities such as vegetables, fish/ meat vendors, milk booths, bakeries, local grocery stores are permitted to open from 06:00 AM to 02:00 PM ONLY on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Respective shop/ business establishments shall ensure that there is no over-crowding in the shops. Cashless mode of payment should be encouraged as far as possible.
3. For all Shopping Complexes/ Market places in and around Kohima Municipal area where more than 1(One) Shop is located in the same building/ Compound, the Owners/ Management shall work out a strategy to ensure that only 50% of the shops are open on permitted days of opening and that no two shops which are adjacent to each other are open on the same day. Necessary arrangement and monitoring shall be worked out by the Kohima Municipal Council in consultation with KCCI.
4. All shops and business establishments, as mentioned in Pt.ii, shall be closed on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays except pharmacies.
5. Restaurants/ eateries shall be allowed to operate take-away/ food delivery on all days. However, proper queue system should be maintained for all customers to ensure physical distance in addition to mandatory wearing of mask and practicing hand hygiene.
6. Delivery of LPGs and e-commerce service operators shall be allowed to operate on all days.
7. Delivery personnel of all categories are advised to display Vaccination Status in the delivery vehicle. Contactless delivery should be ensured at all times along with maintaining Covid appropriate behaviour of mandatory wearing of Mask/ Gloves, maintaining hand hygiene and physical distancing. Cashless mode of payment should be encouraged as far as possible.
8. Every shop/ business establishment besides keeping hand sanitizers for use by the visitors and taking measures for ensuring COVID-19 appropriate behaviours at all times shall also prominently display the status of vaccination of all the shop keepers/ staff present in the shop/ business establishment.
9. Barber shops, beauty parlours, spas, salons etc. where close physical interaction cannot be avoided shall be permitted to open after sending application for the same to the Kohima District Task Force on Covid-19 indicating status of vaccination of the Staff and strategies to be adopted to ensure minimal contact with customers. Only after due approval of the Kohima District Task Force on Covid-19, they shall be permitted to open. Permit of the Kohima District Task Force on Covid-19 and Status of Vaccination shall be prominently displayed at the entrance of all barber shops, beauty parlours, spas and salons.
10. All the government offices in the District may open with 50% attendance of staff on any day and subject to adherence to COVID-19 behaviour at all times. The 50% staff not attending on any day will work from home and will be available on phone/mail for dealing with any urgent office work.
11. The private offices in the District may also function with up to 50% attendance, and subject to adherence of COVID-19 behaviour.
12. Religious place(s) of worship are allowed to open subjected to an attendance of not more than 50 (Fifty) person4 with strict adherence to COVIED-19 appropriate behaviour. In cases where the place of worship has a capacity where physical distance cannot be maintained by 50 persons, the number of attendees should be accordingly reduced.
13. Wedding Solemnization, Funerals and sports training shall be allowed subject to an attendance of not more than 50 (Fifty) persons, and subject to adherence to COV1D-19 appropriate behaviour and applicable SOPs issued from time to time. Wedding receptions shall continue to remain suspended. In cases where the aforementioned events are held in enclosed space/ indoors, the numbers of attendees is to be reduced accordingly to ensure that physical distance is maintained at all times.
14. Light Motor Vehicles including Taxis shall continue to ply within Kohima district on ODD-EVEN basis as per office order Dated 30.06.2021 issued by Office of the undersigned.
15. On 50% occupancy shall be allowed in all Light Motor Vehicles to maintain physical distance. Taxis shall be allowed to ply with only 2 (Two) passengers and without any passenger in the front scat along with plastic barrier/sheet as per Advisory No. GAB-1/COM/GEN-1/2020 (Pt-V) Dated 12.06.2021. However, Taxis arc not authorised to charge Fares higher than those fixed by the RTA vide Order Dated 06.10.2020. Vaccination status of Taxi Driver shall also be prominently displayed in the windshield of the Taxi. Bus service, two- wheeler taxi service and pillion riding shall remain suspended.
16. Mass public transportation and inter-district movement of people for non- essential services shall continue to remain suspended.
17. All movement of persons/ vehicles, except for exempted categories/ medical emergencies shall remain restricted from 07:00 PM to 04:00 AM.
18. All applications may be sent to warroomkohima@gmail.com. Helpline Nos. 6033833879/ 9362705742 may also be contacted for any assistance.
19. All other activities which are otherwise not permitted shall continue to be strictly restricted. Any action (s) in contravention with the above stated shall deem to have committed an Offence punishable under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code.

(DPRO Kohima)