J-Ok: Schools, schools to reopen from Feb 1; 25000 pilgrims to be allowed at Vaishno Devi per day

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The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday stated all instructional establishments will reopen within the Union Territory from February 1 and 25,000 pilgrims might be allowed on the well-known Mata Vaishno Devi shrine per day.
According to revised tips on COVID-19 containment measures, it has additionally put all of the 20 districts of the Union Territory within the inexperienced class and allowed eating places and cinemas to function at full capability, however requested the deputy commissioners to maintain concentrate on weekly positivity charges, together with random sampling in colleges.
Member Secretary of State Executive Committee Simrandeep Singh stated the ceiling on the variety of pilgrims permitted to go to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra in Reasi district can be revised to 25,000 per day.
The pilgrimage on the shrine resumed on August 16 after remaining suspended following a coronavirus-induced lockdown in March 2020 with a ceiling of two,000 pilgrims per day.
In a separate order, Singh categorised all of the 20 districts of the Union Territory within the inexperienced class however stated Lakhanpur with a buffer of 500 metre radius on Jammu-Pathankot freeway and Jawahar Tunnel – the gateway to Kashmir alongside Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway would stay within the purple zone.

However, the order stated there can be no restrictions on entry of passengers, returnees or travellers coming to J-Ok, whether or not by highway, rail or air.
“They should compulsorily bear a COVID-19 antigen take a look at via any of the prescribed strategies as per the protocol of the federal government of J-Ok,” the order learn.
It stated the faculties, schools, greater instructional establishments, technical or talent establishments are allowed to open from February 1 as per the SOP issued by the Union Ministry of Education in addition to departments of faculty schooling, greater schooling and talent improvement of J-Ok authorities.
“With the opening of educational institutions from February 1, the deputy commissioners are advised to undertake random sampling in different schools in order to keep a constant check on any untoward spike in the infection,” the order stated.
It stated all district magistrates would preserve concentrate on the positivity fee of closed clustered areas like public or personal places of work, malls and markets, and think about implementing staggered timing of operations in case weekly positivity fee goes past 10 per cent in these areas.
“No deputy commissioner or any subordinate Justice of the Peace shall impose any native lockdown, exterior notified containment zones, with out prior session with the state govt committee, which shall if required convey its resolution solely after consulting the Ministry of Home Affairs,” the order stated.
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