The Bengal Government has further extended the pandemic restrictions to September 30 allowing limited relaxations on traffic movement and other facilities.
While night curfew would continue between 11 pm and 5 am only essential services will be allowed to continue during that period.
Besides local trains and all educational institutions shall remain closed. No public or political gathering would be allowed too, save in places where by-elections were on the way. In places like Bhawanipore where by-elections will take place on September 30 campaigning will go on according to prescribed protocol, officials said.
An order released from State administrative headquarter Nabanna said: “All outdoor activities, including the movement of people and vehicles, shall be strictly prohibited between 11pm and 5am except for health services, law and order, essential commodities, including agricultural produce and other emergency services. ”