Udaipur residents are sized up to this morning as major parts of the city are looking at opening up to near normal routines as the state provisions of Lockdown 4 will be applied to the City of Lakes, which, till 29 May was classified as a complete containment area.

There is pethora of information available in Udaipur media and on social media, with everyone sharing the information on the non containment declaration in Udaipur, with the same fervour as they share pictures and videos of Fatehsagar overflowing during a favourable monsoon.

Later on, in this post, we will once again summarise the non containment zone provisions in a few bullet points, but first and foremost, lets talk about what we, as citizens, need to be wary of, from today morning onwards  - as this is going to be a tougher phase than the complete lockdown, as far as managing and maintaining personal safety from COVID19 infection is concerned.

It has been more than 10 long weeks that the country is under lockdown and most businesses, offices and all schools and colleges and all sort of work is closed down. All except the hospitals, the police department, the administrative departments and certain government departments.

Over the last 10 weeks and more, the government is trying to come to terms with what is happening with this pandemic - and the struggle is apparently the same across the globe.  However, at the ground level, it the local administration, the local hospitals, the doctors and the health workers, the support staff, the municipality, the UIT, police force, the cleaners, providers of essential services (milkmen, vegetable vendors, groceries, ration vendors), media field reporters, etc who have borne all the risks.  They have been at the forefront, taking all risks, of lives, of family time, of other personal responsibilities, and have made the city come to a level where after completing a major part of the lockdown cycle, things are opening up - albeit under restrictions or in parts. Unskilled and semi skilled workers have lots their daily bread options and have returned home or are still returning.

Now is the time for us citizens - who have been holed up at home, listnening to news, worrying about work and money, to pay them back.  How we need to pay them back is not by appreciating their services, because what they have done, is largely a parct of their job description. We need to pay them back by ensuring that we act responsibly for ourselves and for others.

Our responsible action does not only mean adhering to administrative lockdown and social distancing norms like keeping distance, not gathering in groups of more than 5, moving around in vehicles as per instructions, etc. What it means is that:

1. We need to ensure that our personal social distancing norms are in place.
2. We need to avoid being in groups - why uptil 5, lets not even more than 3 people get togher, and when we do, we ensure adequate distance.
3. We need to ensure that our work place and vehicles are sanitized.
4. We need to ensure to minimise our trips to office and the market barring unavoidable needs.
5. We need to ensure avoiding gathering at the Chai thadis
6. We need to ensure safe entry to work place and back to home
7. We need to ensure avoiding push queues at hospitals, medica stores, ration shops, vegetable vendors
8. We need to learn a new normal

Ensuring that we learn the new normal, we need to undertand the following guidelines related to Udaipur from 30 May.

• Apart from Surajpol and Ghantaghar Police station zones, containment has been lifted from across the city.
• Curfew clusters are still present and will be under curfew for the predecided period
• Surajpol and Ghantaghar police station zones will have two kinds of clusters - curfew (till 12 June) and containment (till 6 June)
• Other police station zones across Udaipur will have two kinds of clusters - defined curfew clusters and non containment clusters
• Section 144 provisions will be applicable across the district where not more than 5 people can gather at one place at any point in time
• Section 144 provisions will also mean that all movement in the markets will be between 7am till 7pm
• Business establishments will operate under the given time window (shut down by 6pm) and under social distancing norms (6ft) - mask is compulsory
• Businesses operating in evening shifts will need to ensure that no one comes out between 7pm till 7am
• Operations services and businesses disallowed under lockdown will remain closed anyway
• Sports complexes, grounds can open (no spectators); club houses and swimming pools cannot open
• Chai vendors, small eats vendors, tobacco - guthka - paan shops to operate
• Taxi Autos, allowed to operate under restrictions
• Shops in Malls cannot open as Malls are prohibited from opening in Lockdown
• Spas Saloons can open - shop manager will need to ensure sanitization, health security and cleanliness (mask compulsory)
• Senior citizens (above 65years), children below 10 years and pregnant women will not be permitted outside unless there is a medical emergency
• Permission of the city administration is necessary for marriage functions (not more than 50 people)
• Funeral attendance will be restricted for upto 20 people
• Offices, business establishments to operate with 50% staff and encourage work from home
• Places of religious worship to remain closed - even if they are in a public park)
• Residential and public parks to open under restrictions (7am till 10 am and 4pm till 6:30pm)