Maharashtra extends lockdown till 30 April

The official notification extending the lockdown was issued by the state's revenue and disaster management departments.

A cyclist travels on an empty street in the Marine Drive area during the Covid-19 lockdown | Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg File Photo

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Monday issued an official notification extending the lockdown in the state till April 30.

It was issued by the state’s revenue and disaster management departments.

“The first notification was issued on March 25 as necessitated by Section 2 of Epidemic Diseases Act and provisions of Disaster Management Act, and was valid till April 14,” said an official.

“Since there has been no reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases in this period, the lockdown was extended till April 30,” he added.