Mini Lockdown impose in Maharashtra due to high spike in COVID 19 cases Admin Wed, Apr 14, 2021, at ,01:39 PM CM Thackeray Addressing the people of the state amid rising coronavirus cases, Maharashtra CM Udhav Thackeray announced that strict restrictions will come into effect in the state from 8 pm on Wednesday for 15 days. " Section 144 will be imposed in the entire state from tomorrow. Essential services are exempted According to the guidelines announced by the State government, Section 144 would be imposed for 15 days and no one would be allowed to move in public places without a valid reason.“I am not happy while announcing these restrictions. I have been warning for the past month and now is the time to take action to break the chain. The only aim is to save lives. We can revive the economy if we survive.”