Haryana would allow intra and interstate bus service from Tuesday, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday.
As the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown due to the global pandemic Covid-19 has been implemented and the scope of relaxations, allowed during lockdown 3, has further been widened in accordance with MHA guidelines, Khattar said in a statement.
He said the restrictions will continue especially in the containment zone. Apart from this the areas other than the containment zone will be considered as orange zone and all non-restricted activities will resume in such areas.
The Chief Minister said that in a review meeting measures to be taken for smooth power supply during summer season were discussed, adding that work regarding issuance of tubewell connections had been started and around 1,000 new tubewells with five-star motors have been installed while the remaining such 4,000 tubewells will be installed till June 30.
He said that complaints regarding inflated domestic electricity bills will also be taken up and the discrepancies will be corrected. Those who have complaints regarding their domestic electricity bills can lodge their complaints at toll-free number 1912. The Chief Minister further added that if someone has already made the payment for inflated bills then they need not worry as the amount will be adjusted in the next bill.
Khattar said works under MGNREGA will be encouraged by the State Government for providing employment to workers in rural areas in the state, pointing out that Haryana is the first State in the country to give Rs 309 per day as MGNREGA wages and during this period of the Covid-19 crisis, emphasis will be given to provide work opportunities to more people by increasing the works under the MGNREGA in the coming days.