kolkata chief minister mamata banerjee said on saturday that she will go along with prime minister narendra modi over his proposal to extend the covid19 lockdown in the country for another two weeks till april 30 but emphasised that she would enforce the shutdown in bengal with a human face to balance life and livelihoodthe pm during the videoconference said the lockdown will be extended till april 30 we have already said that we will support whatever decision the centre takes in this regard the pm also said the next two weeks are going to be very crucial and critical i told the pm that there should korakori strict enforcement but no barabari overzealousness the cm said at nabanna mamatas humane lockdown will be a mix of restrictions and relaxations but different from curfew under the lockdown regulations in bengal people will have to stay home and maintain socialdistancing while going to the market medicine shop grocery or ration shop to buy essentials schools and colleges however will remain shut till june 10 there is no need to go to the market at a particular hour in the morning because they will remain open from 10 am to 6 pm the cm said the state administration will use drones to check if people are crowding at markets to ease supply of essentials home delivery of goods will be allowed while flour mills oil mills and bakeries will be allowed to resume operations but in a sanitised manner to ensure availability of commodities there will also be a few taxis on the roads for people to avail in emergency there will however be a total ban on crowding of streets and on gatherings of all sorts including religious ones i will not be going to the kali temple the night before poila boisakh bengali new year day on april 15 this will be the first time in my life that i wont be visiting the kali temple on the day i urge all of you to celebrate the bengali new year at home banerjee said the cms announcement came after a letter from the union ministry of home affairs addressed to the state chief secretary pointed to lax enforcement of lockdown in certain areas with an eye on the coming harvesting season in a state that contributes 17 to the countrys total rice produce the cm gave relaxations for harvesting of boro and rabi crops she also allowed tea gardens to resume operations with 25 of their labour force smallscale units and msmes will also be allowed to start operations if they have space to house the workers on their campus banerjee saidthe government however would tighten containment measures in areas across the state where people have tested positive for covid19 the cm said we are into an elaborate microplanning to zoom into these areas these areas can be a multistoried building a lane or bylane i have spoken to kolkata mayor firhad hakim the kmc will sanitise the wards one