The Government of Andhra Pradesh vide its notification dated 3rd May 2020 has issued revised guidelines on industrial activities which are permitted to operate during the lockdown. However Industries in the Containment Zones either in the urban or rural areas are not permitted and the labour force working in units shall not be from the Containment Zones.
Intermixing of labourers and staff coming from different places shall be avoided within the factory as far as possible and industry shall function duly following all the social distancing norms and all other measures for containing the spread of COVID19.
The Industry shall display prominently the SOPs being followed for social distancing at their premises.
No separate/ fresh permissions will be required from any authority for activities already permitted to operate under the guidelines on “lockdown” measures. Further After 3rd May, 2020, the industrial units can automatically resume operations in all permitted areas and activities as mentioned above, without any specific permission or NOC but with a self-certification to be given by the head of the industrial unit. S(he) will self-certify to run the unit by complying with all the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with regard to social distancing and other measures for containing the spread of COVID-19.
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