Advisor Manoj Parida on Saturday said shops selling non-essentials would not be operational till May 3 as it had been under curfew and declared a containment zone. After attending a Video Conference with the Cabinet Secretary, he said the Government of India has decided that non-essential shops and commercial establishments will not be allowed to open in containment zone. "Since entire Chandigarh has been declared as a containment zone, the exemptions available in other states could not be given to local residents," he said. Parida added that factories, plants etc. could not be permitted in containment zone as per the Central Government guidelines, stating that the situation would be reviewed on May3.