Sunday lockdown in Noida, Rs 1000 fine for not wearing mask

New Delhi: Weekend lockdown has been imposed in Noida in view of rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh. The Gautam Buddha Nagar administration has also imposed a fine of Rs 1000 on those found without wearing face masks. 

According to the directions issued, a fine of Rs 1000 will be imposed on those caught without face masks for the first time and 10 times the fine will be slapped for those caught again. 

In the wake of this directive, all market offices will remain closed at all urban and rural areas across the district, whereas all essential services will be exempted from any restrictions. 

As per the notification issued by the state government, the restrictions will come into effect at 8 pm on Saturday night and remain in place until 7 am on Monday. Notably, there will a complete lockdown in both urban and rural regions in the district as the same has been implemented across the state. 

Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has said that a massive sanitisation programme will be carried out across all 75 districts during this period. 

An official statement quoting CM Yogi Adityanath said, "There will be a weekly closure in all rural and urban areas of the state on Sunday. Only sanitation, sanitisation, and emergency services will operate during this period. Necessary awareness works should also be done in this regard."