TAMIL NADU LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS AND E-REGISTRATIONS

The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced Covid-19 lockdown extension by another week till July 5. It also announced some travel relaxations in the three categories of districts.Further travel relaxations have been allowed in category II (23 districts) and category III, which consists of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengelpet in addition to the ones already allowed.

Electricians, plumbers, motor technicians, carpenters and self-employed people will be allowed to travel without registration from 6 am – 7 pm. Walking will be allowed on all beaches in the state from 5 am to 9 am. 

No e-pass will be required for inter-district travel for wedding events in the 27 districts. E-pass is required for inter district travel for wedding from category I to other districts and vice versa.The bride and the groom family should get th e-pass from the district collector where the wedding is going to be held. And they can also access it to visit further places for any emergency purposes.

In category III comprising Chennai, Chengelpet, Thiruvallur and Kancheepuram, public transport is already allowed with 50% occupancy in buses and government buses, without air conditioning. Inter district transport between these four districts was also allowed with 50% occupancy. This has now been extended to the category II districts too.

In the four districts under category III, rented cars, taxis and auto rickshaws were already allowed to operate with passengers not having to avail e-registration. However, in taxis three passengers other than the driver and in auto rickshaws, two passengers other than the driver are allowed. Transport services attached to homes providing shelter to children, juveniles, differently abled, old age homes can operate without e-registration in these four districts and staff employed in juvenile correction homes/centers too need not avail e-registration.

In the 11 districts that are still badly affected by Covid-19, the existing travel restrictions will be in place such as public being allowed to travel in rented cars, taxis and in auto rickshaws and movement of private security service staff and housekeeping staff in apartment complexes, electricians, plumbers and carpenters after e-registration. The 11 districts are — Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Karur, Namakkal, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai.