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‘Extremely Ill-advised to Reopen Airports in Red Zone’, Says Maharashtra Home Minister

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New Delhi: A day before domestic flights are set to resume across the country, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has launched a veiled attack on the Narendra Modi-led Centre saying that it is extremely ill-advised to reopen airports in the red zone (COVID-19 affected areas). Also Read - Won't Allow Air Travel Till May 31, Centre Did Not Consult us: Maharashtra Government

His tweet comes a day after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government stated that it had not yet amended its May 19 lockdown order which allowed only certain kinds of flights.

As per the May 19 order of the state government extending the coronavirus-induced lockdown to May 31, all domestic and international air travel, except for domestic medical services, domestic air ambulance and for security purposes as permitted by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), will continue to remain prohibited across the state.