How Maharashtra plans to open up

From June 7, unlock levels will be assessed every Thursday, any changes will come into effect following Monday

A long queue of commuters wait to board a bus in Mankhurd on Saturday. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

How will levels be decided

District authorities, after disaggregating the parameters – positivity rate and oxygen beds occupation – for administrative units in its jurisdiction, shall decide which level of restrictions should be imposed.
In case of Mumbai and suburbs, for which BMC is the disaster management authority, the civic body will decide unlock level.
In districts like Thane, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur and Solapur with more than one municipal corporation, district disaster management authority has to work with corporations to decide unlock level.

Level 1

Areas with less than 5% positivity rate and 25% occupancy of oxygen beds.

Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gondia, Jalgaon, Jalna, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Osmanabad and Yavatmal.

Rules

Shops and malls to operate normally.
Restaurants, local trains and parks operational.
Private and government offices, sports, shooting, marriages, funerals, construction, agriculture, gyms, salons, buses, inter-district transport allowed.

Level 2

Areas with less than 5% positivity rate, oxygen bed occupancy 25&-40%.

Hingoli and Nandurbar.

Rules

Level 3

Areas with 5-10% positivity rate, oxygen bed occupancy over 40%.

Mumbai, Akola, Amravati, Beed and Palghar.

Rules

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No movement post 5 pm.
Shops open till 4 pm, malls, theatres closed.
Restaurants can operate at 50% dining capacity till 4 pm.
Local trains for essential services employees.
Private offices open till 4 pm, government office attendance at 50%.
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Social gatherings at 50% attendance, up to 50 people at marriages, 20 at funerals.
Salons and gyms can operate at 50% capacity.
In public transport, no standing permitted.

Level 4

Areas with 10-20% positivity rate, oxygen bed occupancy over 60%.

Kolhapur, Satara and Sindhudurg.

Rules

No movement post 5 pm, no movement on weekends except emergencies.
Essential shops open till 4 pm.
Malls, theatres closed, restaurants can do takeaways.
Local trains for essential services category.
Exempted category allowed in private offices, government offices can operate at 25% capacity.
Social gatherings not allowed, marriages with not more than 25 people, 20 for funerals.
Salons and gyms, public transport to operate at 50% capacity.

Level 5

Areas with positivity rate of over 20%, oxygen bed occupancy over 75%. This category is theoretical at the moment.

Rules

No movement at all.
Essential shops to operate till 4 pm, no curbs on pharmacies.
Restaurants open for deliveries.
Trains for only medical personnel.
Private offices for exempted categories, government offices can operate with 15% attendance.
Marriages can be attended by family members, funerals by 20 people.
Public transport at 50% capacity.