These areas are being classified as green zones and would be the first to see resumption of economic activity. The government, he said, didn’t have this luxury when PM Modi announced the lockdown on March 24 evening. Movement of people, including those who could be symptomatic or asymptomatic, could have defeated the objective of a lockdown right at the beginning. It also gives private companies permitted to operate in the green zones to make logistical arrangements for resuming operations; workforce, raw materials etc. That the lockdown could be back if there is a Covid-19 outbreak in a Covid-free zone.

Source: Hindustan Times April 15, 2020 17:13 UTC