Khliehriat: East Jaintia Hills District Magistrate has issued a statement allowing private and commercial establishments and shops to remain open in all villages and localities of the district with effect from June 1 to June 8.
The retailer shops that are scheduled to open from 9 am to 1 pm from Monday to Friday are groceries, vegetable, fruit, meat vendors, confectionery shops and essential items shops, registered suppliers and retailers of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary department, registered suppliers and retailers of Agriculture department, hardware and electrical shops, home delivery of books by book stalls, mobile car repairing service and dry cleaning shops.
Other private and commercial establishments shops permitted to open according to the aforementioned days and timings are shops that sell products and clothes for new born babies, kitchen utensils shops and kitchen appliance repair, travel agencies, repair and service mobile phone, computers as well as mobile phone recharging centers, stationery shops, stand-alone automobile repair shops for repairing works of vehicles, auto spare part shops and automobile showroom.
All the fair price shops under NFSA and non NFSA and S.K Oil retailers in the district will open from 9 am to 5 pm from Monday to Friday. The wholesale shops will open from 2 pm to 5 pm from Monday to Friday.
The district magistrate has also permitted shops and services in the district with effect from June 1 to June 8 from 9 am to 1 pm from Monday to Friday which included sale of dry fish, collection centres of Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited, courier services, e-commerce, Common Service Centres (CSCs), distribution of packaged drinking water and juices and authorized car wash. Selected wine stores will also open with effect from June 1 to June 8 from 9 am to 1 pm from Monday to Friday.
The district magistrate also stated that commercial activities that have submitted undertakings to the office of the District Magistrate will open daily in the district with effect from June 1 to June 8 from 9 am to 4 pm from Monday to Friday.
The District Magistrate also said that 50 per cent of private and public transport will operate in the district. Tea stalls are only allowed to be open in rural areas barring those along the National Highway. Private office establishments with 33 per cent employee strength and non-contact sports excluding gymnasiums are also permitted.
