KATHMANDU: With the prohibitory order expiring today midnight, the government is taking a final call on whether or not to extend the ongoing prohibitory order in the Kathmandu Valley.
A virtual meeting of chief district officers of three districts of the Kathmandu Valley held on Tuesday concluded that the cases of coronavirus has not decreased and decided to recommend the Home Ministry to extend the injunction for a week.
The prohibitory order which was extended for the second time is expiring today midnight. The Nepal government had first imposed the prohibitory order in the capital on August 20.
In the meeting held yesterday between Kathmandu’s Chief District Officer Janak Raj Dahal, Lalitpur’s CDO Narayan Prasad Bhatta and Bhaktapur’s CDO Humkala Pandey agreed to change the modality of the upcoming prohibitory order.
“The meeting decided to extend the lockdown with some relaxations. Some banned areas will be allowed to operate. The final decision will be taken once the modality is prepared on Wednesday,” said an official at the District Administration Office, Kathmandu.”
The decision taken by the meeting of the three administration offices will be forwarded to the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday.
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