G.O. Ms. No. 182, Amendment to Notification of Disaster Management, Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19), Infection Prevention and Control
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Disaster Management Wing, DM II Section, issued G.O. Ms. No. 182 on 6 April 2020 to amend the statewide COVID-19 lockdown notification in G.O. Ms. No. 172, as previously amended by G.O. Ms. No. 174 and G.O. Ms. No. 178. It permits specified agricultural machinery shops, highway truck repair shops and tea industry operations to function, subject to worker limits, social distancing and hygiene requirements.
What the government order does
G.O. Ms. No. 182, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Disaster Management Wing, DM II Section, on 6 April 2020, adds three permitted activities to the COVID-19 lockdown notification. The underlying lockdown measures applied throughout Tamil Nadu for 21 days from 25 March 2020.
The amendment followed the fourth addendum to the guidelines issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration reconciled that addendum with the Tamil Nadu lockdown notification and its earlier amendments before proposing these changes.
Activities allowed to operate
G.O. Ms. No. 182 adds the following exceptions to the lockdown restrictions:
- Shops selling agricultural machinery may remain open.
- Agricultural machinery spare parts shops and the related supply chain may operate.
- Agricultural machinery repair shops may remain open.
- Truck repair shops on highways may operate, preferably at fuel pumps.
- The tea industry, including plantations, may operate with a maximum of 50 per cent of its workers.
Conditions and enforcement
G.O. Ms. No. 182 does not allow the listed activities to operate without safeguards. Social distancing and proper hygiene practices must be maintained in every newly permitted activity and in activities allowed under earlier orders.
- The head of each organisation or establishment is responsible for compliance with social distancing and hygiene requirements.
- District authorities are responsible for strict enforcement.
- Tea industry operations, including plantations, are limited to a maximum of 50 per cent of workers.
- Highway truck repair shops should preferably operate at fuel pumps.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No. 182 directly affects owners, operators, workers and customers of agricultural machinery businesses, highway truck repair shops and tea industry establishments in Tamil Nadu. For property owners or occupiers, the notification concerns whether these specified businesses could operate from premises during the applicable lockdown period. It does not state any change to land ownership, property title, land classification, planning permission or land use approval.
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Common questions
Could an agricultural machinery repair shop remain open under G.O. Ms. No. 182?
Yes. Shops dealing with agricultural machinery, spare parts, the related supply chain and repairs were permitted to remain open.
Were truck repair shops allowed to open anywhere?
The notification permits truck repair shops on highways and states that they should preferably be at fuel pumps.
Could a tea plantation use its full workforce?
No. The tea industry, including plantations, could operate with a maximum of 50 per cent of its workers.
Who was responsible for following and enforcing the safety conditions?
The head of the organisation or establishment was responsible for ensuring social distancing and proper hygiene. District authorities were required to ensure strict enforcement.
