G.O.(Ms)No.305, COVID-19 Complete Lockdown Amendment
The Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-II) Department issued G.O.(Ms)No.305 dated 17 June 2020, amending G.O.(Ms) No.299 dated 16 June 2020 on the complete COVID-19 lockdown in Greater Chennai Police limits and specified areas of Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts. It permits certain transport, banking, industrial, port, telecommunications, fuel, milk and drinking water activities during the lockdown period.
What the document does
The Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-II) Department issued G.O.(Ms)No.305 dated 17 June 2020. It amends G.O.(Ms) No.299 dated 16 June 2020, which imposed a complete COVID-19 lockdown from 19 June 2020 at 00 hours until 30 June 2020 at 12.00 midnight in Greater Chennai Police limits and specified areas of Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts.
Areas and people affected
G.O.(Ms)No.305 applies within the lockdown areas identified in G.O.(Ms) No.299. These include Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate areas and listed municipalities, town panchayats, village panchayats and blocks in Tiruvallur and Chengalpattu districts, together with Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate areas in Kancheepuram district.
The amendments affect passengers, banks, industries, ports, telecommunications and essential IT/ITES companies, petroleum and LPG workers, and operators of milk and drinking water vehicles.
Key permissions added
G.O.(Ms)No.305 adds the following permissions and conditions:
- Prepaid autos, taxis and private vehicles may carry passengers from railway stations and airports. Police will regulate these vehicles, and the passenger's TNeGA e-pass is sufficient.
- Bank and financial institution headquarters may operate with minimal staff.
- From 20 June 2020 to 26 June 2020, bank branches may operate from 10.00 AM to 2.00 PM with minimal staff for cash transactions involving distributors and retail dealers of essential petroleum products and LPG. Direct public services are not permitted.
- Industrial workers already staying within industrial premises do not require RTPCR testing.
- The Industries Department may issue e-passes to managerial and supervisory staff travelling to industrial units. The passes remain valid for the lockdown period and must be used properly.
- Seaports may handle cargo for essential commodities, medical equipment and other medical services with minimal staff.
- Telecommunications and essential IT/ITES services may operate with minimal staff. E-passes are limited to workers included in company lists.
- LPG and petroleum transport vehicles may operate without hindrance. Listed fuel workers may travel with identification cards or authorisation letters and must follow mask and hand hygiene directions.
- Vehicles distributing milk and supplying drinking water are permitted.
Relevance to land and property
G.O.(Ms)No.305 does not create or change land ownership, property registration or land use requirements. Its relevance to property owners and professionals is limited to the movement and service restrictions that applied in the specified lockdown areas and period.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms)No.305 change my land ownership or property rights?
No land ownership or property rights changes are set out in G.O.(Ms)No.305. It amends permissions for essential services and movement during the specified COVID-19 lockdown.
Could I use a taxi or private vehicle from an airport or railway station?
Yes. Prepaid autos, taxis and private vehicles were permitted to carry passengers from railway stations and airports, subject to police regulation. The passenger's TNeGA e-pass was sufficient.
Were banks open to the general public during this lockdown?
No direct services to the public were permitted under the added banking provision. From 20 June 2020 to 26 June 2020, branches could handle specified cash transactions for distributors and retail dealers of essential petroleum products and LPG between 10.00 AM and 2.00 PM with minimal staff.
Could petroleum and LPG workers travel to work?
Yes. Listed petroleum and LPG workers could travel between home and work if they carried identification cards or authorisation letters from oil companies or gas agencies and followed mask and hand hygiene directions.
