Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dimapur Rajesh Soundararajan has informed that the existing lockdown measures will continue in Dimapur district with additional relaxations and directives with effect from September 17-30, 2021.
In an order, DC informed that shops/business establishments dealing with essential goods and commodities such as vegetable, fish/ meat vendors, milk booths, bakeries, local grocery stores, public utility, services like LPG and E-commerce services etc will be allowed to remain open on all the days from 6 a.m. till 8 p.m. However, all other shops/business establishments dealing with all kinds of goods/items/articles will be permitted to remain open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 6 a.m. till 8 p.m.
The duration of the night curfew has also been further reduced and will be enforced from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.
DC also warned that any person violating the order will be penalised as per provisions of Sec. 51-60 of the Disaster Management Act besides legal action under Sec. 188 of IPC.