The government has exempted movement of personnel and equipment related to power generation and transmission from country-wide lockdown. According to separate notifications released by the Union ministries of power and renewable energy, exemptions have been granted from “Section 144, nationwide lockdown, or any other such limitations” to enable requisite manpower and ensure uninterrupted operations of power generating stations and electricity transmission networks.
The coal ministry had issued a similar notification on March 23, but coal mining operations had faced interruptions in certain parts of the country even after that. To prevent such issues, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday issued an addendum to its earlier order on the lockdown under the Disaster Management Act, and clarified that coal mining and associated operations are exempted from such restrictions.
