In a bid to curb the rapid rise in Covid-19 cases in the capital city, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday brought back the ‘No mask no fuel’ rule for vehicle owners under its jurisdiction.
The BMC ordered the fuel refilling stations to not provide fuel to those customers who turn up without wearing a face mask or face cover appropriately. The fuel station owners are also directed to put proper signage in the appropriate place for information of all.
The BMC order said, “There has been a sudden increase in the number of newly detected Covid-19 positive cases within the BMC area in the last fortnight which requires caution among the citizens of BMC. Proper wearing of a face mask, face cover is a key method to check the spread of the virus.”
Apart from the fuel stations, the BMC also issued an advisory for other traders and office goers in the city and urged them to wear face mask or cover over the mouth and nose properly.
The owners of business establishments like shopping malls, shops, store owners shall not allow any staff or customers without face mask, face cover inside their premises. They shall also put appropriate signage "No mask no entry/ no mask no goods" at the entrance of their premises for information of all concerned, the civic body stated.
Any violations on the above-mentioned aspect would attract penal provisions of the Odisha Covid-19 Regulations and amendments made from time to time, the BMC said.