Authorities in Mumbai on Saturday informed that people carrying out essential services and exempt from curfew rule will have to use colour-coded stickers on their vehicles to help them operate with more ease and also to limit vehicular traffic on the roads.
Nagrale highlighted that the colour coding of the vehicles will discourage people from getting out unnecessarily. The stickers, which should be in the form of six-inch circles, will be available at ‘nakabandi points’ and all toll nakas and will alsobe provided free of charge by the Mumbai Police.
Vehicles used by doctors, medical staff, ambulances and medical equipment suppliers will sport a red sticker. Vehicles involved in transporting food, vegetables, fruits, groceries and dairy products will have stickers in green.
Officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), people involved in essential services, electricity personnel, members of the media and telecom department personnel will have to use an orange sticker.
“If you fall under any of these categories, then please fix the sticker on your vehicle,” Nagrale said in a video message. The city police commissioner also warned against the misuse of these stickers and said it will lead to strict prosecution.
Maharashtra, which continues to see record highs in terms of fresh Covid-19 cases, has imposed Section 144 all over the state to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. Financial hub Mumbai, along with cities Pune and Nagpur, is among the worst-affected urban areas in the world. Nashik was also among the worst affected districts in terms of cases per million residents.
