Assam puts two districts under total curfew

In view of COVID-19, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) stated that there will be total Containment Golaghat and Lakhimpur.

In revised guidelines, ASDMA said the curfew time in these districts will be round the clock. All work places, business/commercial establishments, Dine in Restaurants, hotels, resorts, Dhabas and other eateries, takeaway of food items from restaurants/dhabas and other eateries, opening of Sale counters, showrooms etc. of cold storages and warehouses will be closed in these districts.

In the 5 districts, the rates of positive cases are moderate viz. Goalpara, Morigaon, Jorhat, Sonitpur and Biswanath. Here, the curfew time will be from 2 PM to 5 AM and in the districts showing improvement viz. Dhubri, Kamrup (M), South Salmara, Majuli, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Udalguri, West Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao, Charaideo, Hailakandi, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Nalbari, Baksa, Bajali, Kamrup, Darang, Nagaon, Hojai, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Cachar, Karimganj, Karbi Anglong, it will be from 5 PM to 5 AM.


All work places, business/commercial establishments, Dine in Restaurants, Hotels, resorts, Dhabas and other eateries, takeaway of food items from restaurants, dhabas and other eateries, opening of Sale counters, showrooms etc. of cold storages and warehouses will be up to 1 PM in districts showing moderate positivity rate and up to 4 PM in districts showing improvement in positivity rate.

However, shops dealing with groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy and milk booths, animal fodder will be open up to 5 PM in districts showing high and moderate positivity rate and up to 4 PM in the districts showing improvement. There will be a total ban on movement of all public and private transport in the total containment districts. However, movement of goods shall continue.

All inter-district passenger transport services and movement of people to and from other districts shall remain suspended.