Business hour till 2 p.m. tostay in parts of Chittoor dist.
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Even because the revised rest hours of 6 a.m. to six p.m. throughout the partial curfew imposed to verify the unfold of coronavirus got here into drive in the State on Monday, a number of parts of Chittoor district are nonetheless below full lockdown or following the enterprise hour schedule of 6 a.m to 2 p.m.
This tail-end areas flanked by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu had recorded greater than 900 infections per day till June 20. However, the single-day tally fell to beneath 600 on Monday for the primary time since May, with 80% of the circumstances from the agricultural areas.
Complete lockdown continues in Doddipalle and Anupalle localities of Chittoor Municipal Corporation, whereas the relief hours stay till afternoon in a number of divisions. Varadaiahpalem mandal, bordering with Tamil Nadu, noticed curfew from 2 p.m. on Monday.
In view of the excessive optimistic circumstances in rural areas, the authorities are considering to restrict the relief hours till afternoon for the following one week.
However, the officers heaved a sigh of reduction as solely 100 circumstances have been reported in the city belt comprising of the municipal firms of Chittoor and Tirupati. The Punganur municipality recorded zero infections for the third consecutive day on Monday. The Palamaner municipality, after witnessing a decline in the an infection depend final week, noticed the numbers going up once more.
Rush at picnic spots
The impact of extension of the relief hours have been seen on the picnic spots on Monday. A big quantity of guests thronged the waterfalls at Kailasanatha Kona in Narayanavanam mandal on the Puttur- Chennai nationwide freeway. Tourists from a number of parts of Chennai and Tamil Nadu arrived on the spot in personal buses and different autos. The compliance to COVID protocols was troublesome as the group surged and the waterfalls zone is manned by just one worker.
The waterfalls at Ubbalamadugu in Varadaiahpalem and Bhupateswara Kona in Nagalapuram mandals additionally noticed a heavy footfall of guests from Tamil Nadu.
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