Punjab Government Allows Construction Industry To Operate 24/7

The Punjab government has allowed construction businesses to operate 7 days a week and 24 hours a day.  Previously, retail outlets were not allowed to open in order to contain the spread of the Covid-19. This affected the whole chain of the construction business.

This decision will create new opportunities for the whole chain. The decision has been made as there was a visible drop in Covid-19 cases.

However, the businesses will still have to follow standard operating procedures. “Businesses that failed to follow the SOPs will be closed immediately,” the notification said.

The Textile Mills have been fully functional from the last three months according to All Pakistan Textile Mills Association Punjab chairman.

 The other retail markets will operate according to the previous timings until the government comes up with new timings for them.

Restaurants, marriage halls, will remain closed. Many provinces have appealed to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to reopen them too.

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 Association of Builders and Developers North Zone Chairman Akbar Sheikh, while hailing the decision taken by the provincial government said “this is a good decision, which is supported by the latest Covid-19 figures”.

 “Eid festivities are over and there is no reason to restrict construction-led activities when Covid-19 figures are encouraging,” he further added, “construction sites were already operational along with related industries but retail outlets, which sell these materials, were closed, thereby creating problems for the construction-led businesses.”