Pune: Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has been excluded from the red-zone category and moved into a non-red zone category which will be effective from May 22, according to the revised list by the Maharashtra government.
The new orders of the Maharashtra government were issued on Tuesday, which states that the status of Pimpri-Chinchwad will change from Friday.
All the special rules and restrictions will be in place for the containment areas of Pimpri-Chinchwad even in Lockdown 4.0.
From 69 containment zones in the city, relaxation has been given to 27 areas as no new coronavirus cases have been reported there. In the rest of the 42 containment zones in PCMC area, only medical shops, grocery stores and restaurants selling takeaway food will be allowed to operate.
Public transport, namely State Transport (ST) buses and Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) buses will not be operational. Hotels, malls and salons continue to remain shut. Similarly, senior citizens (over the age of 65), children below 10 years of age and pregnant women should remain at home, the order stated.
Taxi, cabs, autorickshaw and private four-wheelers will be allowed on the road. However, apart from the driver, only two more passengers will be allowed to travel in four-wheelers. Also, government and semi-government offices will resume work.
PCMC commissioner Shravan Hardikar said the civic body will prepare detailed guidelines in the next two days.
'Surge in COVID cases'
However, after a few weeks of stability, PCMC in the past few days has again observed an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
As per the updates till Wednesday morning 8 am there are about 233 affected patients. Out of which 133 patients have recovered and six deaths have been recorded. At present, about 95 patients are being treated at the PCMC hospitals.
In the past few days, the COVID-19 spread has been observed in slum areas as well. On Monday, Anandnagar had reported 18 new cases alone which has now totalled into 33 new cases.
List of containment zones in Pimpri-Chinchwad:
Pimple Saudagar, Phugewadi, Akurdi Shubashree area, Pimple Gurav Jagtap complex, Shivneri Colony, Bhosaru Guruvihar Society, Landenagar, Hanuman Colony, Hutamata Chowk, Old Sangvi Madhuban Society, Thergaon, Dattanagar, Dighi Vijaynagar, Morevasti, Chinchwad Station Indranagar, Mohannagar, Anandnagar, Kewale Vikasnagar, Moshi Bankar resident, Sambhajinagar Umbrella Garden, Bajaj school area, Pimpri-Bhatnagar, Vinayaknagar, Kavdenagar, Rahatani Chhatrapati Chowk, Tambe School, Tapkir Chowk, Gyanganga Gruhanirman Society, Pavanagar, Kalewadi.
List of Non-red zone areas
Pimple Saugadar Gaothan, Kasarwadi Ramraj Planet, Tathwade Gaothan chowk, Wakad Kaverinagar, Jeevannagar, Pimpri Tapovan road, Nehrunagar, Dapodi, Ganeshnagar, Pimple Nilakh Shivaji Chowk, Poonawale Kumbhar Galli, Oval vasti, Thergaon Number 16 bus stand, Shivtejnagar, Krantiveernagar, Ganraj Colony, Rhode Hospital, Tanishq Icon among others
