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. D.O No. 14033 t4i2020-PD-Yll March 24,2020

-'fyorder
to restrict the outbreak of novelCoronavirus (COVID 19), the State
GoVernments have notified various prohibitory' orders in their respective States
prescribing various regulations and measures to be-taken. In all these orders, there are
provisions-f-of exemption relating to essential goods and services.
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2.0 Ministry of Shipping has also issued an Order dated 23.03.2020 (copy
enclosed), declaring "transport service
for carriage of goods by water and-ony service
connected with loading, unloading, movement or,. storage of goods in any foii; as
essential service. While reviewing the operations of the port- through Video'-
.Conferencing with all major ports Chairmen today, it is brought to rfiy notice that in
some Statqs, movement of trucks/trailers to and from Ports/ Container Freight Station is
being restricted resulting ingongestion at the ports and affecting movement of goods to
and from the hinterland. - /

3-.0 I would request you to kindly sensitize the District Admiriistration regarding
the order issued by Ministry of Shipping so that port operation are not affecte d at all.,.

Yours Sincerely
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Gopal Krishna
To:

List of Chief Secretarilx attached /// at'

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Copv to :
Ms. Preeti Sudan
Secretary @&FW)
. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Nirman Bhawan, Room No. 156,
A-Wing, New Delhi - 1 1001 1

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