Shillong, August 8: The Deputy Commissioner of East Khasi Hills District today stated that, based on the recommendation of the Incident Commander Zone-IV and the Syiem of Hima Mylliem and that most of the vendors, shopkeepers at Iewduh have completed vaccination.
All shops and stalls at Iewduh are now permitted to open three times a week, as per the regulated arrangement to be made by the Incident Commander Zone-IV and the Syiem of Hima Mylliem. Vegetable market shall remain closed till further orders.
The protocols, conditions should be strictly adhered to by all concerned at the market, The Incident Commander, Zone-IV and Syiem of Hima Mylliem will regulate the opening of the above mention basa or stalls and ensure that the number of shops or stalls open on a single day should not exceed the limit.
The Syiem of Hima Mylliem will depute adequate police personnel and volunteers to strictly enforce all protocols including physical distancing, mask wearing and hand hygiene.
The shopkeepers would be responsible for maintaining physical distance between the customers, and avoid crowding at all times. All customers should also wear double mask all the time while purchasing things from the market.
They should practice hand-hygiene and physical distancing. People should not shake hands, come in direct contact or hug each other in greeting. All shopkeepers and vendors must wear masks properly by covering their nose, mouth and chin parts of the face at all times.
The Market Committee under the Syiem of Hima Mylliem is authorized to levy fines on shop owners and people who does not adhere to the Covid-19 protocols or spit in open/ public places.
Market Committee must ensure that regular sanitization of the markets are carried out before and after business hours. Market committees must ensure that customers bring their own bags and avoid the use of plastic bags as much as possible to minimise the chance of spread of the virus, as it lasts longer on smooth and nonporous surfaces in comparison to porous surfaces like cloth.
There should be minimal time spent by the customers at a Shop. More exposure might lead to crossinfections. Shop owner and hawkers will ensure that no business is conducted on days not permitted. The Incident Commander, Zone-IV will depute Magistrates and Police Personnel to ensure observance of protocols by all at the market.
Symptomatic persons, persons from Containment Zones, senior citizens above the age of 60, pregnant women and children below the age of 10 should not visit the market. 14. It is strongly urged that all shopkeepers and hawkers should be vaccinated before being permitted to sit inside the market.
As per order of the Hon’ble High Court of Meghalaya, all shops should display Vaccination status of the shopkeepers and staff in the visible and distinct locations as “VACCINATED or NOT VACCINATED”.
Shopkeepers and staff and staff not willing to get vaccinated will have to produce the RT-PRC Negative Report on every 10 days. Any violation of the protocols will result in immediate shop-closure.
