Chennai: After many months and for the first time in 2022, Tamilnadu will see a total lockdown tomorrow, as the State government is gearing up to implement complete curfew on Sunday to check the spread of Covid-19.
According to sources, police personnel will maintain vigil across the State and violators will be taken to task. ‘Around 10 lakh police personnel will be on duty in Chennai alone,’ sources said, Latest technologies including drones will also be deployed.
For the past two days, night curfew is in place in Tamilnadu, it is to be noted. While petrol and diesel bunks would be allowed to function round the clock, shops, hotels and commercial establishments would remain shut during the night curfew and on lockdown days.
Essential services like, media, milk, healthcare institutions and hospitals would be allowed on Sunday and hotels would be allowed to provide parcel services.
Inter-state bus services, both government and private, would be allowed to operate during night curfew, while all public transport services and Chennai Metro would not be operated on Sunday.
During night curfew and on Sunday, call taxis would be allowed for the benefit of passengers travelling by air, train and bus, by showing the necessary tickets.
Only 50 per cent of people will be allowed in public transport and suburban EMU and Metro train services, while all pongal festivities to be organised by the government and private players and cultural events have been postponed.