Following the announcement that India will be put into lockdown for the next 21 days, it will be possible for seafood processing and packing companies to remain open, Undercurrent News has learned, as long as they get permission from state governments.

According to a government document shared with Undercurrent by Althaf Yousaf of the Resource Network Trading Company, the lockdown will see all industrial establishments closed, except for those manufacturing essential commodities or “production units, which require continuous process, after obtaining required permission from the state government”. 

Furthermore, all transport services, including air, rail, and roads will remain suspended, except for the transportation of “essential goods” the document says, as well as the emergency services [...]