In Himachal Pradesh, trading and economic activities have started gradually after the commencement of unlock 2.0. AIR correspondent reports that industrial labourers in the state have also started returning from other states. Industrial workers from other states have started returning to the state.<br />'' <br />''To effectively deal with infectious epidemics, workers from outside the state are allowed to work only after being tested negative for COVID-19. However, in the wake of rising fresh COVID-19 cases, the state government has decided to place industrial laborers in institutional quarantine or home quarantine. Contractors and industrial institutions will be fully responsible for this.<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, no e-passes are being issued currently to the people entering the state.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Additional Chief Secretary Health R.D. Dhiman said that every entrant would now have to verify the required information from the authorities and only after certifying information they would be registered to enter the state. He said strict legal action would be taken against those who conceal desired information.</span><br />