Lockdown 3 - 14 days extension - 3 May to 17 May 2020

The Union health ministry has split 733 districts across India into red, orange and green zones, designating all metropolitan cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad) into the 'no activity' zone as the lockdown was extended by two weeks beyond May 4.

According to the list, there are 130 red zones, where more stringent restrictions will be enforced post May 3. However, there will be partial easing in orange zones and liberal easing in green zones.

During this time, the number of non-hotspot districts, also known as orange zones, increased from 207 to 297, they said.

The government has already identified 15 districts in nine states, including Delhi, Maharashtra and Gujarat, as having "high case load". Of these, seven -- Hyderabad (Telangana), Pune (Maharashtra), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Delhi show particularly high case volumes.

Other high case load places that are "critical" in the battle against COVID-19 include -- Vadodara (Gujarat), Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Thane (Maharashtra), Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Surat (Gujarat




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South AndamansRed Zone
NicobarsGreen Zone
North And Middle AndamanGreen Zone
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KurnoolRed Zone
GunturRed Zone
KrishnaRed Zone
ChittoorRed Zone
Spsr NelloreRed Zone
West GodavariOrange Zone
Y.S.R.Orange Zone
AnantapurOrange Zone
PrakasamOrange Zone
East GodavariOrange Zone
SrikakulamOrange Zone
VisakhapatanamOrange Zone
VizianagaramGreen Zone
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LohitGreen Zone
ChanglangGreen Zone
ChanglangGreen Zone
Dibang ValleyGreen Zone
East KamengGreen Zone
East SlangGreen Zone
KurungKumeyGreen Zone
Lower Dibang ValleyGreen Zone
Lower SubansiriGreen Zone
Papum PareGreen Zone
TawangGreen Zone
TirapGreen Zone
Upper SiangGreen Zone
Upper SubansiriGreen Zone
West KamengGreen Zone
West SiangGreen Zone
AnjawGreen Zone
LongdingGreen Zone
Kra DaadiGreen Zone
NamsaiGreen Zone
SiangGreen Zone
KamleGreen Zone
Lower SiangGreen Zone
PakkeKessangGreen Zone
Lepa RadaGreen Zone
ShiYomiGreen Zone
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DhubriOrange Zone
MarigaonOrange Zone
GoalparaOrange Zone
GolaghatGreen Zone
KarimganjGreen Zone
NalbariGreen Zone
HailakandiGreen Zone
CacharGreen Zone
KamrupGreen Zone
LakhimpurGreen Zone
Kamrup MetroGreen Zone
South Salmara MancacharGreen Zone
BarpetaGreen Zone
BongaigaonGreen Zone
DarrangGreen Zone
DhemajiGreen Zone
DibrugarhGreen Zone
JorhatGreen Zone
KarbiAnglongGreen Zone
KokrajharGreen Zone
NagaonGreen Zone
Dima HasaoGreen Zone
SivasagarGreen Zone
SonitpurGreen Zone
TinsukiaGreen Zone
ChirangGreen Zone
BaksaGreen Zone
UdalguriGreen Zone
BiswanathGreen Zone
MajuliGreen Zone
CharaideoGreen Zone
HojaiGreen Zone
West Karbi AnglongGreen Zone
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DistrictZone
MungerRed Zone
PatnaRed Zone
RohtasRed Zone
BuxarRed Zone
GayaRed Zone
NalandaOrange Zone
Kaimur (Bhabua)Orange Zone
SiwanOrange Zone
GopalganjOrange Zone
BhojpurOrange Zone
BegusaraiOrange Zone
AurangabadOrange Zone
MadhubaniOrange Zone
Purbi Champaran (East Champaran)Orange Zone
BhagalpurOrange Zone
ArwalOrange Zone
SaranOrange Zone
NawadaOrange Zone
LakhisaraiOrange Zone
BankaOrange Zone
VaishaliOrange Zone
DarbhangaOrange Zone
JehanabadOrange Zone
MadhepuraOrange Zone
PurniaOrange Zone
SheikhpuraGreen Zone
ArariaGreen Zone
JamuiGreen Zone
KatiharGreen Zone
KhagariaGreen Zone
KishanganjGreen Zone
MuzaffarpurGreen Zone
Pashchim Champaran (West Champaran)Green Zone
SaharsaGreen Zone
SamastipurGreen Zone
SheoharGreen Zone
SitamarhiGreen Zone
SupaulGreen Zone
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ChandigarhRed Zone
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RaipurRed Zone
KorbaOrange Zone
SurajpurGreen Zone
BilaspurGreen Zone
DurgGreen Zone
RajnandgaonGreen Zone
BastaGreen Zone
DantewadaGreen Zone
DhamtariGreen Zone
Janjgir-ChampaGreen Zone
JashpurGreen Zone
KankerGreen Zone
KabirdhamGreen Zone
KoreaGreen Zone
MahasamundGreen Zone
RaigarhGreen Zone
SurguiaGreen Zone
BijapurGreen Zone
NayaranpurGreen Zone
SukmaGreen Zone
KondagaonGreen Zone
Baloda BazarGreen Zone
GarivabandGreen Zone
BalodGreen Zone
MunseliGreen Zone
BalrampurGreen Zone
BemetaraGreen Zone
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Dadra And Nasar HaveliGreen Zone
DamanGreen Zone
DiuGreen Zone
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South East DelhiRed Zone
Central DelhiRed Zone
North DelhiRed Zone
South DelhiRed Zone
North East DelhiRed Zone
West DelhiRed Zone
ShahdaraRed Zone
East DelhiRed Zone
New DelhiRed Zone
North West DelhiRed Zone
South West DelhiRed Zone
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North GoaGreen Zone
South GoaGreen Zone
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AhmedabadRed Zone
SuratRed Zone
VadodaraRed Zone
AnandRed Zone
Banas KanthaRed Zone
PanchmahalRed Zone
BhavnagarRed Zone
GandhinagarRed Zone
AravalliRed Zone
RajkotOrange Zone
BharuchOrange Zone
BotadOrange Zone
NarmadaOrange Zone
Chhota Udaipur (Chhotaudepur)Orange Zone
MahisagarOrange Zone
MehsanaOrange Zone
PatanOrange Zone
KhedaOrange Zone
ValsadOrange Zone
DohadOrange Zone
Kachchh (Kutch)Orange Zone
NavsariOrange Zone
Gir SomnathOrange Zone
DangOrange Zone
SabarkanthaOrange Zone
TapiOrange Zone
JamnagarOrange Zone
SurendranagarOrange Zone
MorbiGreen Zone
AmreliGreen Zone
PorbandarGreen Zone
JunagadhGreen Zone
Devbhumi Dwarka (Devbhoomi Dwarka)Green Zone
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SonipatRed Zone
FaridabadRed Zone
Gurugram (Gurgaon)Orange Zone
NuhOrange Zone
PanipatOrange Zone
PanchkulaOrange Zone
PalwalOrange Zone
RohtakOrange Zone
HisarOrange Zone
AmbalaOrange Zone
JhajjarOrange Zone
BhiwaniOrange Zone
KaithalOrange Zone
KurukshetraOrange Zone
KarnalOrange Zone
JindOrange Zone
SirsaOrange Zone
YamunanagarOrange Zone
FatehabadOrange Zone
Charkhi DadriOrange Zone
MahendragarhGreen Zone
RewariGreen Zone
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UnaOrange Zone
ChambaOrange Zone
HamirpurOrange Zone
KangraOrange Zone
SirmaurOrange Zone
SolanOrange Zone
BilaspurGreen Zone
KinnaurGreen Zone
KulluGreen Zone
Lahul And SpitiGreen Zone
MandiGreen Zone
MandiGreen Zone
ShimlaGreen Zone
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BandiporaRed Zone
ShopianRed Zone
AnantnagRed Zone
SrinagarRed Zone
BaramullaOrange Zone
KupwaraOrange Zone
GanderbalOrange Zone
JammuOrange Zone
UdhampurOrange Zone
KulgamOrange Zone
BudgamOrange Zone
SambaOrange Zone
KathuaOrange Zone
RajouriOrange Zone
RambanOrange Zone
ReasiOrange Zone
PulwamaGreen Zone
KishtwarGreen Zone
DodaGreen Zone
PoonchGreen Zone
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RanchiOrange Zone
BokaroOrange Zone
GarhwaOrange Zone
DhanbadOrange Zone
DeogharOrange Zone
HazaribaghOrange Zone
SimdegaOrange Zone
GiridihOrange Zone
KodermaOrange Zone
JamtaraOrange Zone
ChatraGreen Zone
DumkaGreen Zone
East SinghbumGreen Zone
GoddaGreen Zone
GumlaGreen Zone
LateharGreen Zone
LohardagaGreen Zone
PakurGreen Zone
PalamuGreen Zone
SahebganjGreen Zone
Saraikela KharsawanGreen Zone
West SinghbhumGreen Zone
KhuntiGreen Zone
RamgarhGreen Zone
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Bengaluru Urban (Bangalore City)Red Zone
Mysuru (Mysore)Red Zone
Bengaluru RuralRed Zone
BelagaviOrange Zone
VijayapuraOrange Zone
Kalaburagi (Gulbarga)Orange Zone
BagalkoteOrange Zone
MandyaOrange Zone
Ballari (Bellary)Orange Zone
DharwadOrange Zone
Dakshina KannadaOrange Zone
BidarOrange Zone
ChikkaballapuraOrange Zone
GadagOrange Zone
Uttara KannadaOrange Zone
TumakuruOrange Zone
DavangereGreen Zone
UdupiGreen Zone
ChamarajanagaraGreen Zone
ChikkamagaluruGreen Zone
ChitradurgaGreen Zone
HassanGreen Zone
HaveriGreen Zone
KodaguGreen Zone
KolarGreen Zone
KoppalGreen Zone
RaichurGreen Zone
ShivamoggaGreen Zone
RamanagaraGreen Zone
YadgirGreen Zone
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KannurRed Zone
KottayamRed Zone
KasaragodOrange Zone
IdukkiOrange Zone
KozhikodeOrange Zone
KollamOrange Zone
PalakkadOrange Zone
PathanamthittaOrange Zone
MalappuramOrange Zone
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)Orange Zone
AlappuzhaOrange Zone
ThrissurOrange Zone
ErnakulamGreen Zone
WayanadGreen Zone
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Leh LadakhOrange Zone
KargilOrange Zone
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Lakshadweep DistrictGreen Zone
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lndoreRed Zone
BhopalRed Zone
UjjainRed Zone
JabalpurRed Zone
DharRed Zone
BarwaniRed Zone
East NimarRed Zone
DewasRed Zone
GwaliorRed Zone
KhargoneOrange Zone
RaisenOrange Zone
HoshangabadOrange Zone
RatlamOrange Zone
Agar MalwaOrange Zone
MandsaurOrange Zone
SagarOrange Zone
ShajapurOrange Zone
ChhindwaraOrange Zone
AlirajpurOrange Zone
TikamgarhOrange Zone
ShahdolOrange Zone
SheopurOrange Zone
DindoriOrange Zone
BurhanpurOrange Zone
HardaOrange Zone
BetulOrange Zone
VidishaOrange Zone
MorenaOrange Zone
RewaGreen Zone
AshoknagarGreen Zone
RajgarhGreen Zone
ShivpuriGreen Zone
AnuppurGreen Zone
BalaghatGreen Zone
BhindGreen Zone
ChhatarpurGreen Zone
DamohGreen Zone
DatiaGreen Zone
GunaGreen Zone
JhabuaGreen Zone
KatniGreen Zone
MandlaGreen Zone
NarsinghpurGreen Zone
NeemuchGreen Zone
PannaGreen Zone
SatnaGreen Zone
SehoreGreen Zone
SeoniGreen Zone
SidhiGreen Zone
UmariaGreen Zone
SingrauliGreen Zone
NiwariGreen Zone
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MumbaiRed Zone
PuneRed Zone
ThaneRed Zone
NashikRed Zone
PalgharRed Zone
NagpurRed Zone
SolapurRed Zone
YavatmalRed Zone
AurangabadRed Zone
SataraRed Zone
DhuleRed Zone
AkolaRed Zone
JalgaonRed Zone
Mumbai SuburbanRed Zone
RaigadOrange Zone
AhmednagarOrange Zone
AmravatiOrange Zone
BuldhanaOrange Zone
NandurbarOrange Zone
KolhapurOrange Zone
HingoliOrange Zone
RatnagiriOrange Zone
JalnaOrange Zone
NandedOrange Zone
ChandrapurOrange Zone
ParbhaniOrange Zone
SangliOrange Zone
LaturOrange Zone
BhandaraOrange Zone
BeedOrange Zone
OsmanabadGreen Zone
WashimGreen Zone
SindhudurgGreen Zone
GondiaGreen Zone
GadchiroliGreen Zone
WardhaGreen Zone
DistrictZone
lmphal WestGreen Zone
ThoubalGreen Zone
BishnupurGreen Zone
ChandelGreen Zone
ChurachandpurGreen Zone
lmphal EastGreen Zone
SenapatiGreen Zone
TamenglongGreen Zone
UkhrulGreen Zone
KakchingGreen Zone
KangpokpiGreen Zone
JiribamGreen Zone
NoneyGreen Zone
PherzawlGreen Zone
TengnoupalGreen Zone
KamjongGreen Zone
DistrictZone
East Khasi HillsOrange Zone
East Garo HillsGreen Zone
West Jaintia HillsGreen Zone
Ri BhoiGreen Zone
South Garo HillsGreen Zone
West Garo HillsGreen Zone
West Khasi HillsGreen Zone
North Garo HillsGreen Zone
East Jaintia HillsGreen Zone
South West Khasi HillsGreen Zone
South West Garo HillsGreen Zone
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AizawlGreen Zone
ChamphaiGreen Zone
KolasibGreen Zone
LawngtlaiGreen Zone
LungleiGreen Zone
MamitGreen Zone
SaihaGreen Zone
SerchhipGreen Zone
HnahthialGreen Zone
SaitualGreen Zone
KhawzawlGreen Zone
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DimapurGreen Zone
KohimaGreen Zone
MokokchungGreen Zone
MonGreen Zone
PhekGreen Zone
TuensangGreen Zone
WokhaGreen Zone
ZunhebotoGreen Zone
PerenGreen Zone
KiphireGreen Zone
LonglengGreen Zone
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JaiapurRed Zone
BhadrakRed Zone
BaleshwarRed Zone
KhordhaOrange Zone
SundargarhOrange Zone
KendraparaOrange Zone
KoraputOrange Zone
DhenkanalOrange Zone
KalahandiOrange Zone
CuttackGreen Zone
PuriGreen Zone
AnugulGreen Zone
BalangirGreen Zone
BargarhGreen Zone
BoudhGreen Zone
DeogarhGreen Zone
GajapatiGreen Zone
GanjamGreen Zone
JagatsinghapurGreen Zone
JharsugudaGreen Zone
KandhamalGreen Zone
KendujharGreen Zone
MalkangiriGreen Zone
MayurbhanjGreen Zone
NabarangpurGreen Zone
NayagarhGreen Zone
NuapadaGreen Zone
RayagadaGreen Zone
SambalpurGreen Zone
SonepurGreen Zone
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PondicherryOrange Zone
KaraikalGreen Zone
MaheGreen Zone
YanamGreen Zone
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JalandharRed Zone
PatialaRed Zone
LudhianaRed Zone
SAS Nagar (Mohali)Orange Zone
PathankotOrange Zone
MansaOrange Zone
Tarn TaranOrange Zone
AmritsarOrange Zone
KapurthalaOrange Zone
HoshiarpurOrange Zone
FaridkotOrange Zone
SangrurOrange Zone
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr)Orange Zone
Firozpur (Firojpur or Ferozepur)Orange Zone
Sri Muktsar SahibOrange Zone
MogaOrange Zone
GurdaspurOrange Zone
BarnalaOrange Zone
Rupnagar (Ropar)Green Zone
Fatehgarh SahibGreen Zone
BathindaGreen Zone
FazilkaGreen Zone
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JaipurRed Zone
JodhpurRed Zone
KotaRed Zone
AjmerRed Zone
BharatpurRed Zone
NagaurRed Zone
BanswaraRed Zone
JhalawarRed Zone
TonkOrange Zone
JaisalmerOrange Zone
DausaOrange Zone
JhunjhunuOrange Zone
HanumangarhOrange Zone
BhilwaraOrange Zone
Sawai MadhopurOrange Zone
ChittorgarhOrange Zone
DungarpurOrange Zone
UdaipurOrange Zone
DholpurOrange Zone
SikarOrange Zone
AlwarOrange Zone
BikanerOrange Zone
ChuruOrange Zone
PaliOrange Zone
BarmerOrange Zone
KarauliOrange Zone
RajsamandOrange Zone
BaranGreen Zone
BundiGreen Zone
GanganagarGreen Zone
JaloreGreen Zone
SirohiGreen Zone
PratapgarhGreen Zone
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North SikkimGreen Zone
East SikkimGreen Zone
South SikkimGreen Zone
West SikkimGreen Zone
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ChennaiRed Zone
MaduraiRed Zone
NamakkalRed Zone
Thanjavur (Tanjore)Red Zone
ChengalpattuRed Zone
Thiruvallur (Tiruvallur)Red Zone
TiruppurRed Zone
RanipetRed Zone
VirudhunagarRed Zone
Thiruvarur (Tiruvarur)Red Zone
VelloreRed Zone
KanchipuramRed Zone
TheniOrange Zone
TenkasiOrange Zone
NagapattinamOrange Zone
DindigulOrange Zone
VillupuramOrange Zone
CoimbatoreOrange Zone
CuddaloreOrange Zone
SalemOrange Zone
KarurOrange Zone
Thoothukudi (Tuticorin)Orange Zone
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)Orange Zone
TirupathurOrange Zone
KanyakumariOrange Zone
TiruvannamalaiOrange Zone
RamanathapuramOrange Zone
TirunelveliOrange Zone
The NileirisOrange Zone
SivagangaOrange Zone
PerambalurOrange Zone
KallakurichiOrange Zone
AriyalurOrange Zone
ErodeOrange Zone
PudukkottaiOrange Zone
DharmapuriOrange Zone
KrishnagiriGreen Zone
DistrictZone
HyderabadRed Zone
SuryapetRed Zone
Ranga ReddyRed Zone
Medchal MalkajgiriRed Zone
VikarabadRed Zone
Warangal UrbanRed Zone
NizamabadOrange Zone
Jogulamba GadwalOrange Zone
NirmalOrange Zone
NalgondaOrange Zone
AdilabadOrange Zone
SangareddyOrange Zone
KamareddyOrange Zone
Komaram Bheem AsifabadOrange Zone
KarimnagarOrange Zone
KhammamOrange Zone
MahabubnagarOrange Zone
JagitialOrange Zone
Rajanna SircillaOrange Zone
Jayashankar BhupalpallyOrange Zone
MedakOrange Zone
JangoanOrange Zone
NarayanpetOrange Zone
MancherialOrange Zone
PeddapalliGreen Zone
NagarkurnoolGreen Zone
MuluguGreen Zone
Bhadradri KothagudemGreen Zone
MahabubabadGreen Zone
SiddipetGreen Zone
Warangal RuralGreen Zone
WanaparthyGreen Zone
Yadadri BhuvanagiriGreen Zone
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North TripuraOrange Zone
GomatiOrange Zone
DhalaiGreen Zone
South TripuraGreen Zone
West TripuraGreen Zone
KhowaiGreen Zone
SepahijalaGreen Zone
UnakotiGreen Zone
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AgraRed Zone
LucknowRed Zone
SaharanpurRed Zone
Kanpur NagarRed Zone
MoradabadRed Zone
FirozabadRed Zone
Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida and Greater Noida)Red Zone
BulandshahrRed Zone
MeerutRed Zone
RaebareliRed Zone
Varanasi (Banaras)Red Zone
BiinorRed Zone
AmrohaRed Zone
Sant Kabir NagarRed Zone
AligarhRed Zone
MuzaffarnagarRed Zone
RampurRed Zone
MathuraRed Zone
BareillyRed Zone
GhaziabadOrange Zone
HapurOrange Zone
BaghpatOrange Zone
BastiOrange Zone
BudaunOrange Zone
SambhalOrange Zone
AuraiyaOrange Zone
ShamliOrange Zone
SitapurOrange Zone
BahraichOrange Zone
KannaujOrange Zone
AzamgarhOrange Zone
MainpuriOrange Zone
ShravastiOrange Zone
BandaOrange Zone
JaunpurOrange Zone
EtahOrange Zone
KasganjOrange Zone
SultanpurOrange Zone
Prayagraj (Allahabad)Orange Zone
JalaunOrange Zone
MirzapurOrange Zone
EtawahOrange Zone
PratapgarhOrange Zone
GhazipurOrange Zone
GondaOrange Zone
MauOrange Zone
BhadohiOrange Zone
UnnaoOrange Zone
PilibhitOrange Zone
BalrampurOrange Zone
AyodhyaOrange Zone
GorakhpurOrange Zone
JhansiOrange Zone
HardoiOrange Zone
KaushambiOrange Zone
BarabankiGreen Zone
KheriGreen Zone
HathrasGreen Zone
MaharajganjGreen Zone
ShahjahanpurGreen Zone
Ambedkar NagarGreen Zone
BalliaGreen Zone
ChandauliGreen Zone
ChitrakootGreen Zone
DeoriaGreen Zone
FarrukhabadGreen Zone
FatehpurGreen Zone
HamirpurGreen Zone
Kanpur DehatGreen Zone
Kushi NagarGreen Zone
LalitpurGreen Zone
MahobaGreen Zone
Siddharth NagarGreen Zone
SonbhadraGreen Zone
AmethiGreen Zone
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HaridwarRed Zone
DehradunOrange Zone
NainitalOrange Zone
Udham Singh NagarGreen Zone
AlmoraGreen Zone
Pauri GarhwalGreen Zone
BageshwarGreen Zone
ChamoliGreen Zone
ChampawatGreen Zone
PithoragarhGreen Zone
RudraprayagGreen Zone
Tehri GarhwalGreen Zone
UttarkashiGreen Zone
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KolkataRed Zone
HowrahRed Zone
North 24 ParganasRed Zone
South 24 ParganasRed Zone
West Medinipur (Paschim Medinipur)Red Zone
Medinipur East (Purba Medinipur)Red Zone
DarjeelingRed Zone
JalpaiguriRed Zone
KalimpongRed Zone
MaldaRed Zone
HooghlyOrange Zone
Paschim BardhamanOrange Zone
NadiaOrange Zone
Purba BardhamanOrange Zone
MurshidabadOrange Zone
Uttar DinajpurGeen Zone
BankuraGeen Zone
BirbhumGeen Zone
CoochbeharGeen Zone
Dakshin DinajpurGeen Zone
PuruliaGeen Zone
AlipurduarGeen Zone
JhargramGeen Zone


PM Modi had said that these relaxations will be conditional, and asked countrymen to ensure the coronavirus disease doesn't spread.

Here is a list of all that is going to be available in lockdown 3, i.e. from 4 May 2020:

Private vehicles: The Home Ministry which released the guidelines after PM Modi's address permitted taking out private vehicles but only during emergencies like going to a veterinarian doctor. While two people - driver plus one passenger at the back seat - are permitted to go out in a four-wheeler, only one person is allowed on a two-wheeler.

Cab services: Taxis, autorickshaw and cab services are shut till May 3. However, if your bike or scooter needs to be repaired, mechanics will be available.

Offices: The government has announced staggered shifts and lunch breaks for offices. The guidelines also say that people will have to maintain a distance of 10 feet while working in offices, and face masks will be compulsory. The government has allowed homemade face masks too - something PM Modi used while addressing the nation. While IT companies have been allowed to call 50 per cent of the staff to offices, other sectors have been allowed 33 per cent of workforce. Among other measures announced by the government, more than four people should not ben allowed in office lifts, and only big vehicles are meant to be use during pick and drop of employees so that safe distance can be maintained.

Who will work from home: People aged 65 or more, and those with children aged five years or less. Offices have also been asked to install thermal screening and hand sanitisers.

E-commerce: Amazon, Flipkart etc have been allowed to deliver stuff to people's homes, but in a fresh notification issued on Sunday, the Home Ministry clarified that these platforms will be allowed to deliver only essential goods. Kirana and other grocery shops have been allowed, but they will have to follow social distancing norms.

Construction activities: The government has also allowed construction activities from Monday. The real estate firms are, however, not allowed to bring in labourers from outside a state.

Agricultural activities: Packaging and marketing of food products allowed, but the companies involved in this business will have to follow social distancing. Brick kilns too have been allowed to operate.

Services: Electricians, plumbers motor mechanics, carpenter, courier services have been exempted from lockdown and can start operations from tomorrow. The cable and DTH workers will be allowed to carry out repair and augment supplies.

Transport of goods: The transport of all goods have been allowed from Monday. The Railways have already said that its goods trains will function during the lockdown to ensure supply of essential items. Such goods trains and cargo flights have been allowed to operate with two drivers and a helper.

Essential services: Banks, ATMs, post offices, petrol and CNG pumps, hospitals, nursing homes, laboratories, medical equipment centres will continue to operate the way they have been since the lockdown began. Ambulances, doctors and scientists are allowed to cross over from one state to another.

These relaxations are, however, not allowed in areas identified as Covid-19 hotspots.

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