COVID-19: Jammu and Kashmir classifies districts into red, orange, green zones
India TV NewsThe government has classified all districts of Jammu and Kashmir excluding the Kishtwar district in Jammu division as orange zones following the assessment of the Covid-19 situation in the Union Territory. "The categorisation of districts into red, orange and green zones will be followed for the purpose of implementation of permitted activities in the respective districts as per a separate order, to be issued by the State Executive Committee," reads an order issued by the Chief Secretary, J&K and Chairman, State Executive Committee, BVR Subrahmanyam on Thursday. This classification has been done after the State Executive Committee conducted a detailed review of the current Covid-19 situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Accordingly, the government has declared the Lakhanpur Containment zone on the NH-44 with a buffer of 500 metre radius and Jawahar tunnel area, on either side as Red Zone while the Jammu division's Kishtwar district has been kept in the category of Green Zone unlike the rest of the districts of the division.