Siliguri, 01st September: Despite the Centre’s guidelines, West Bengal Government has decided to go ahead with its already announced, statewide bi-weekly lockdown on September 7, 11 and 12.
As the nation enters the fourth stage of the government’s phase-wise post-coronavirus lockdown reopening, the Centre announced that states cannot enforce local lockdown outside containment zones without consultation with the central government.
“State or UT governments shall not impose any local lockdown (state/district/sub-division/city level), outside the containment zones, without prior consultation with the central government,” the guidelines stated.
However, the bi-weekly lockdown for the month of September will be enforced statewide in Bengal.
In its notification, the state maintained, “In consideration of the current Covid-19 situation, lockdown in the containment zones stands extended up to September 30. In addition, as already announced, statewide complete lockdown shall be observed on Monday September 7, Friday September 11 and Saturday September 12.”