Maharashtra Shutdown To Come Into Effect From Midnight

  • CM Uddhav Thackeray ordered the closing of offices and shops in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Pune, Pimpri, and Nagpur till March 31.
  • Thackeray also announced that the state govt will operate at only 25% of the workforce, down from the 50% that his government had announced last week.
  • The CM didn’t announce the suspension of train and bus services as had been anticipated by some.
  • "Essential services like milk, groceries, medical shops will continue to function", Thackeray said.
  • The shutdown will come into effect from midnight.
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