New Guidelines Odisha Night Curfew

Press Briefing by Odisha Chief Secretary on Covid19 new Guidelines including Night Curfew Declaration.

Odisha has announced a night curfew in the urban areas of the state. Earlier, the night curfew was only imposed on the 10 districts bordering Chhattisgarh. Now, the restriction has been extended to urban areas of all 30 districts due to a spike in the Covid-19 cases.

Announcing the fresh restrictions, Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Thursday said that the night curfew in the urban areas of 20 districts, including Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, will be effective from 9 PM to 5 AM, starting Friday.

Meanwhile, the timing of the night curfew in the 10 districts bordering Chhattisgarh has been extended. The night curfew in these districts will be observed from 6 PM to 5 AM instead of 10 PM to 5 AM as announced earlier.

The chief secretary also said that a weekend lockdown would be imposed in urban areas of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Balangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri districts from Saturday for an indefinite period.