After nearly two months of strict lockdown-type restrictions, the Maharashtra government has decided to cautiously initiate a five-phased Unlock 2.0 from Monday (June 7), starting with 18 of the state's 36 districts, officials said here on Saturday.
The Unlock decision follows detailed deliberations of over a week by the state Disaster Management Unit with all other concerned departments and stakeholders, as per a detailed notification issued by the CMO early on Saturday.
The state has been divided into 48 units as per districts and municipal corporations, and five levels, depending on the positivity rate and occupancy of oxygenated beds. Both, Mumbai and Pune, among the worst-affected do not figure in the list yet.
Suburban local trains will not be thrown open for the general public in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region of Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad.
Districts of Maharashtra have been put under 5 levels as per positivity rate & bed occupancy. Mumbai is under level 3 so local trains will continue to operate for essential services workers. The final decision on lifting the curbs will be taken by the district administration, said Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar.