Coronavirus lockdown to be lifted on April 15, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh chief minister said that the lockdown to contain coronavirus spread will be lifted on April 15.
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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday the lockdown to contain coronavirus spread will be lifted on April 15 and called for a mechanism to ensure crowding doesn't take place, which could mean that  all efforts will go in vain.
Holding discussion with Members of Parliament from the state through video-conferencing, the chief minister sought their suggestion for smooth movement of people and services after the lockdown period.
It was not immediately clear whether the chief minister was referring to the lockdown in his state or in the entire country. The nationwide 21-day lockdown started on March 25.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking to chief ministers on April 2, had pitched for formulating a common exit strategy to ensure "staggered re-emergence of the population" once the 21-day nationwide lockdown ends.
"Lockdown will be lifted on April 15. We have to ensure that crowding doesn't take place. Your help and cooperation is needed in this regard. The reason is that after the lockdown is lifted and if crowding takes place, then all of our efforts will go in vain," Adityanath told the MPs.
"So, I want that we evolve a mechanism, and for this, I would invite your suggestions," he said.
Union minister for skill development and entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey, who attended the video conference, told PTI, "We spoke with the UP chief minister and he told us about the work done and steps taken by the state government during the lockdown. The video conference continued for nearly an hour."
