Amidrising number of Covid-19 cases in Chandigarh, the local administration onTuesday closed the famed Rock Garden for visitors.
Also,the rain-fed Sukhna Lake will be closed for public every weekend.
Asper the new set of orders issued by the UT administration, night curfew willnow come into force from 10 p.m. instead of 10.30 p.m. and will continue till 5a.m. daily.
PunjabGovernor and Chandigarh Administrator V.P. Singh Badnore, who passed theseorders, expressed concern over the rise in the number of Covid cases.
Directingthe health department to intensify screening and testing, he ordered placing ofmobile vans in crowded places like temples and gurdwaras during the Navratrifestival.
Badnorealso directed the Director General of Police to intensify operation to fineviolators of Covid protocols.
InChandigarh, which shares boundaries with Punjab's Mohali and Haryana'sPanchkula districts, the maximum number of people at gatherings -- political,social and religious -- has been capped at 200 for outdoor events and 100 forindoor functions.