Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has announced that all the offices in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nagpur – which have international airports, all shops (other than essentials) and offices to remain closed till 31st March, 2020.
State government has ordered complete shutdown in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, except essential services and public transport. He even said that this not a holiday and appealed to people to stay at home.
He further said that the lower-income groups and those working in the health and other important sectors travel through the local trains and buses, and hence, noted that the life-line of Mumbai, its local trains, and buses cannot be stopped.
The Chief Minister said that the next 15 days are extremely crucial in the fight against the pandemic. He added that all the offices and shops in the cities of Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and Nagpur will be shut till March 31. However, he said that the essential commodities like medicines, milk, ration shops and banks will remain open during the period.
