State Govt allows inter district movement – with conditions

Temjen Toy

Chief Secretary, Temjen Toy interacted with the media persons about the consolidated revised guidelines on lockdown measures in Nagaland at the Secretariat Conference hall on 4th May 2020.

  • Toy addressing the press conference said that Nagaland is in the third phase of the lockdown which has extended to another two weeks comes into effect from 4.05.20 with some few relaxation and restrictions as Nagaland falls under the green zones.
  • He remarked the state had allowed inter district movement of migrants and stranded persons in distress.
  • He further added that inter district movements of commercial passenger vehicles shall remain barred except vehicle carrying goods.
  • He also said that taxis and auto rickshaws are allowed to ply with conditions that they carry not more than two and one passengers respectively.
  • Relaxation of taxis and autos will not be applicable to the 14 border administrative sub divisions namely Dimapur sadar, Nuiland, Dhansaripar, Siethiekema circle, Jalukie, Bhandari, Mangkolemba, Tuli, Tamlu, Naginimora,Tizit, Pfutsero, Meluri and Jakhama.
  • He informed that the government is in touch with various states, organization, railways and airlines on how best to bring the stranded people of the state back home.
  • Bringing back stranded Nagas

    Toy said that even though Nagaland is in the green zone there is still danger of getting the virus through import of people coming in from outside the state and spreading the virus. He informed that the government is in touch with various states, organization, railways and airlines on how best to bring the stranded people of the state back home.

    Attendance in Govt offices:

    Toy also stated that the Civil Secretariat and Directorates in Kohima and Dimapur and all the Government offices in the Districts will start functioning with attendance of officers of Deputy Secretary and above in the Secretariat and Deputy Director and above in the Directorate and the HODs and immediate junior in the District offices being mandatory.

    He added that the other categories of officers and staff, a roster system shall be worked out whereby 50% staff attends office every alternate week.

    – Source: DIPR

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