TURA, May 4: The district administration in North Garo Hills has put in place alternate timings for opening of shops in the district, especially in the usually crowded Mendipathar Bazar area from May 5 till further notice.
According to the order issued in this regard by Deputy Commissioner, RP Marak, grocery shops selling essential items, hardware, hotel/tea stall, saloon and beauty parlour, pan shops, fruits and vegetables shops, meat and fish stalls are allowed to open from 8:30 am to 1 pm while clothes shops, furniture, electrical, electronic, bicycle shops, cosmetic, sports, mobile and tyre repairing workshops shall open from 1pm to 6 pm.
The order directed that all shopkeepers, traders and customers should mandatorily wear face masks and practice hand hygiene. Hand sanitiser or soap and water should be kept in every shop and physical distance must be maintained, it added.
Disposal of dead bodies allowed till 2 pm in Tura
Meanwhile, in view of the decision of the govt of Meghalaya to put in place the preventive measures to contain the further spread of virus and the rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths in the state, West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Ram Sing, in a notification on Tuesday, informed the people of the district that the disposal of dead bodies will be allowed till 2 pm every day for both the COVID and non-COVID cases.
