Prohibitory orders in Kathmandu Valley extended by one more week

KATHMANDU, June 13: The ongoing prohibitory orders in the Kathmandu Valley have been extended by one more week. With this, the orders will remain in place until June 21.  A meeting of the chief district officers (CDOs) of the three districts --- Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur -- in the Valley, on Sunday, decided to extend the orders, according to Kali Prasad Parajuli, CDO of Kathmandu district.  The restriction orders, which were first put in place on April 29, were enforced for a week initially. The orders were extended for thrice -- one after a week on May 5, on May 27 and on June 2. The recent extension was due to expire on June 14, with a bit relaxation as an indication to normalize the city life impacted by the complete closure of business and other normal activities.  With the recent extension, the local administrations of the three districts decided to review the modality of the restriction orders. With this, the hotels and restaurants are allowed to offer takeaway services from 7AM in the morning. “They can receive online orders and offer the services,” said Kathmandu CDO Parajuli.  The meeting, attended by Kathmandu’s CDO Kali Prasad Parajuli, Lalitpur’s CDO Dhundi Prasad Niraula and Bhattarai of Bhaktapur district, also drew a conclusion that the the prohibitory orders can not be lifted at least for as the coronavirus disease is still ravaging the county’s capital city.