Nagaland in green zone, Chief Secretary declares

Nagaland Chief Secretary Temjen Toy on Monday stated that Nagaland was in green zone and as per the government guidelines, auto rickshaws and taxis are being allowed to run.

Auto rickshaws and taxis have been permitted with the condition that they should not carry more than one and two passengers respectively. Both the driver and the passenger should wear masks.

As of now no cases of covid-19 has been reported in Nagaland.

As per the latest criteria laid down by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the entire state of Nagaland comes under green zone. No person entering a district or town or village from within anywhere in Nagaland will be quarantined. However, the guidelines for the inter-district movement of commercial passenger vehicles shall remain prohibited. Vehicles carrying essential goods will be exempted.

The chief secretary said that as a matter of caution, the inter-state borders will continue to remain closed.