Nainital in red, US Nagar in Green Zone

DEHRADUN: Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh on Sunday issued new colour zone categorization of districts across the state as per government of India guidelines. As per new categorization, Nainital has been placed in red zone while Udham Singh Nagar has been kept in green zone. The other 11 districts across the state, including Dehradun will be in orange zone.
As per the guidelines, offices and other services in red zone will remain operational from 7 am to 4 pm and public vehicles will remain suspended apart from picking and dropping people to railway stations or airports.The government officials in red zone too would operate only till 4 pm. People would require having registration and valid pass to go inside and outside Nainital. The district magistrate will decide the containment zones and buffer zones in their respective areas, as per government of India Protocol.
All the non-essential activities in orange and green zone will remain suspended from 7 pm to 7 am. People will have to get mandatory registration at Dehradun smart city portal in case they are travelling to any district within the state.
“Those coming from other states via road in personal or commercial vehicles will have to get mandatory pass from Dehradun smart city portal. Those taking trains and flight to come to the state will have to follow the standard protocols set up by disaster management authorities,” stated the press release issued by the chief secretary.