Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh which has borders with Maharashtra, the most affected state amid Covid-19 fresh wave, has been put under a lockdown which lasts for 88 hours, starting from 10 pm on Thursday.
Chhindwara collector Saurabh Kumar Suman issued orders to this effect on Thursday evening following a meeting of district crisis management committee on Thursday. Lockdown comes to force in urban areas and other localities in the 5km periphery from 10pm on April 1 to 6am on Monday, the order read.
Government staff, candidates appearing in exams, industrial workers, those engaged in industrial activities and other essential services will be exempted from the lockdown prohibitions which lasts for around 88 hours.
Travellers coming in from Maharashtra will be compulsorily put under thermal screening and all incoming travellers will be allowed into the district only after furnishing the Covid19 negative test report.