Hyderabad: On orders of Hyderabad Commissioner Muhammad Abbas Baloch, issued via official notification on Thursday (June 18), smart lockdown has been imposed in 91 areas identified as COVID-19 hotspots in the city, a news source reported. Following orders, the concerned officials enforced smart lockdown on Friday (July 19).
The areas to go under smart lockdown in Hyderabad include the following:
Mir Hassanabad Colony in Latifabad
Adjoining areas of Noor Masjid in Qasimabad
GOR Colony in Samara Colony Unit 6
Gul Latif Colony
Mubarak Colony and Kalhora Colony in Hyderabad City
Kachi abadis in the surroundings of Giddu Chowk
Gulshan-e-Mehran Phase II
Railway Colony
Memon Society
Nasim Nagar Phase I, Phase II, Phase III
Shidi Goth
GM Nagar
Poly Technic Colony
Jogi Goth
The notification states that exit and entry points in the hotspots will remained sealed from Friday, 9 AM onwards for two weeks. Under this smart lockdown, a total of 216,977 people in Hyderabad will be made to isolate themselves in their houses.
Furthermore, the notification mentions that all shopping malls, markets, private and public offices and restaurants in the hotspots will remain shut. Businesses related to water supply, petrol pumps, general stores, tandoors, and food items will be allowed to operate between 7 AM and 2 PM, while medical stores and pharmacies will remain open 24 hours a day.
