The government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has given permission to start operations in eleven types of industries subject to fulfillment of certain conditions during the lockdowmn. According to an order issued by Rajendra Kumar Tiwari, Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh government, industries belonging to the sectors of steel, refineries, cement, chemical, and fertilizers, sugar mills, among others have been allowed to operate in the state. However, the state that only the production units can be opened and that too with half of the workforce usually deployed at them in the first stage. The headquarters and administrative units of the industries are not allowed to be opened. However, the factories falling in the hotspot zones will not be allowed to function. The industries will have to use thermal scanners for the screening of the personnel and also have to ensure the availability of sanitizers, masks, and water at the workplace. The district administration and health department will have to ensure that the guidelines are being followed at the workplace, and the managers or owners will have to inform the district administration if any personnel shows symptoms of COVID-19. Also, the industries will given premission to accept the raw material transportation and availing other maintenance facilities during the period. The lockdown, which was originally scheduled to continue till April 14, has been extended to May 3 keeping the rising number of COVID-19 cases in mind.
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