Provision and grocery stores will remain open for public on July 29 and 30 from 6.00 am to 10.00 am as part of relaxation during the extended lockdown in hot spot areas keeping in view Raksha Bandhan and Eid al-Adha (Bakr-id) festivals which fall in the first week of August.
The lockdown had been imposed on both days of the festival.An order from Raipur District Collector S. Bharati Dasan said that in Raipur district in the last seven days the number of Covid-19 positive cases has shot up to 2,149 from 1,000.
Accordingly, the lockdown period was extended to August 6.
The order states that retail and wholesale shops which sell food materials and groceries will be allowed to operate on July 29 and 30 from 6.00 am to 10.00 pm.
The retail shops can sell rakhi and other festival materials. The banks will be allowed to operate till 3.00 pm.
On Monday, in a bid to check the sharp rise in Covid-19 infection in Chhattisgarh, the lockdown period was extended to August 6 in the hot spot areas in seven districts including Raipur, Durg and Bilaspur.