Moving away from the Centre's directive to mark the state into Red, Orange and Green zones, Maharashtra Government has divided the state into Red and Non-Red zones. While all the municipal corporations of Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Pune, Solapur, Aurangabad, Malegaon, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Akola and Amravati have been marked as Red Zones, the rest of the state falls in the non-Red Zone category.<br />'' <br />''Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had reiterated yesterday, the state will not see much relaxation in Red Zones except for those activities that have been permitted like Metro construction, pre-monsoon works and select industries. The government has allowed opening of malls, shops and other establishments only for the purpose of upkeep and maintenance of machinery and any pre-monsoon repair/protection that might be necessary.<br />'' <br />''Supply of essential and non-essential items has been allowed through e-commerce sites. Sale of liquor has also been permitted through direct or home delivery model. While all private offices and cab and rickshaw services will remain shut, all government offices and university and educational board offices including teachers and staff necessary for generating e-content, evaluation and declaration of results shall remain functional with 5 percent capacity. These guidelines, issued by Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta for Lockdown 4.0 will be effective from 22nd May till end of the month.<br />'' <br />''As far as Non-Red Zones are concerned, public and private transport will be allowed with rickshaws and taxis permitted to carry only two passengers. All market places and shops would reopen and will function from 9 AM to 5 PM. Social distancing and sanitization norms are to be followed in all such establishments, failing which authorities will close down the place. Intra district bus service will resume with 50 percent capacity. Stadia and sports complex will reopen but spectators would not be allowed.<br />''   <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Centre's directives on the lockdown will remain in force across the state. While the power to demarcate a containment zone has been given to the civic chief, the government has clarified that only essential services will be available in these zones.</span><br />