In view of the surfacing of four more coronavirus positive cases in thedistrict on Wednesday, the District Magistrate Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza,has ordered strict imposition of restrictions in the district.
According to the order issued by District Magistrate under Section 144of CrPC, there shall be complete closure of all places of worship.
 “No religious congregation shall be permitted without anyexception. However, in case of funerals, congregation of not more than 20persons will be permitted’, the order reads.
The order further reads that no movement of persons, assembly, gatheringor procession shall be allowed in the whole district including towns andvillages and no public and private transport shall ply in the District till14th of April, 2020.
The DM also ordered a complete shutdown of all the offices exceptHealth, Police, Home Guards, Civil Defence, Fire and Emergency Service,Disaster Management and Prisons.
District Administration, Treasury, Electricity, Water & Sanitation,government employees on assigned duties related to containment of spread ofCorona Virus have been asked to work with minimum number of employees afterobtaining movement passes.
There shall be complete shutdown in the district and all private and publicestablishments shall remain shut except those dealing with essential servicesand commodities as notified earlier, which shall be provided passes for minimalstaff required for the operations.
The Law enforcing agencies have been asked to ensure strictimplementation of the order and strict action against violators.
The order further states that the decision to imposestrict restrictions has been taken as a preventive measure in view ofthe increased number of coronavirus positive cases in the district.
DC Bandipora appealed the general public to cooperate with theadministration and ensure strict adherence to the order warning that theviolation of the order would constitute criminal offence and attract strictaction under Section 188 of IPC.The district administration has put in place amechanism to ensure uninterrupted supplies and deliveries of essential servicesto the general public of the district. He said essential commodities will behome-delivered to residents as part of this mechanism.