Udaipur lockdown for 12 hrs - Curfew from 6pm to 6am from 10 April, market to close at 5pm

Udaipur lockdown for 12 hrs - Curfew from 6pm to 6am from 10 April, market to close at 5pm

Late night orders from the Chief Minister's office have overriden the Collectors orders given earlier. Udaipur will remain closed from 6pm till 6am from 10-30 April in view of the exponential rise in COVID cases over the last week.
 
Udaipur lockdown for 12 hrs - Curfew from 6pm to 6am from 10 April, market to close at 5pm
  • Curfew hours 6pm - 6am: Udaipur (markets to close by 5pm)
  • Curfew hours 8pm - 6am: Ajmer, Alwar, Chittorgarh, Dungerpur, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Abu Road (markets to close by 7pm)

Curfew in Udaipur will be imposed between 6pm till 6am from 10 April till 30 April. This order, which has come from the Chief Ministers office late in the evening today, overrides the curfew hours imposed by the District Collector last week, which had kept the curfew hours from 8pm onwards. Udaipur, which was one of the more controlled districts in the state and an example of control and discipline, has been identified as high risk in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.

Taking cogniscance of the worsening COVID situation in the City of Lakes, the orders from the CMO follow a day long meeting the CM had held with all the District Collectors today. Udaipur is paying the price for indiscipline and negligence over the last month.

Udaipur has been identified as a highly contaminated zone and the curfew timings for the city has been increased. Udaipur will remain under curfew from 6pm till 6am till 30 April.  Markets in Udaipur will close at 5pm. Night curfew timings in Ajmer, Alwar, Chittorgarh, Dungerpur, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Abu Road will be from 8pm till 6am. Markets in these districts will close at 7pm.

Strict Lockdown in Containment Zones in Udaipur

While the curfew time has been changed for Udaipur, the instructions from the Chief Ministers office further says that the District Collector has to ensure that zero mobility in the highly infected zones in the city be adhered to across 24 hours. Accordingly, no movement will be allowed in the infected zones in Udaipur. All institutions, shops, religious establishments, gymnasiums will remain closed. No marriage or other events involving public gatherings will be permitted. These containment area restrictions will be effective till 22 April. Standard Operating Procedures for contact tracing, home isolation and testing will be implemented with maximum strictness.

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