Jammu, April 26 :  In view of rising COVID cases, Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday ordered closure of all public parks.
An official said that on account of the prevailing COVID situation in J&K, the State Executive Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred up on it under section 24 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, hereby orders that all paid public parks in the Union Territory of J&K shall remain closed for visitors till further orders.
It further said, “the State Executive Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred up on it under section 24 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, hereby also orders that night curfew timings within the municipal limits / Urban local body limits of all districts of J&K shall be from 2000 hours to 0600 hours instead of from 2200 hours to 0600 hours,” he said.(UNI)