Lockdown almost total in three districts

Lockdown that got here into impact on Monday was almost total in Hassan, Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru districts. The police seized a whole bunch of automobiles that hit the streets violating tips. Senior cops did rounds in the districts to supervise the enforcement of the restrictions.

The State authorities has prohibited individuals from taking out personal automobiles even to acquire important gadgets. Finding this rule anti-people, many argued with the police, who seized the automobiles, in compliance with the rules. The police insisted that individuals may solely attain the closest store by foot. However, they’d no response when requested how shopkeepers in residential localities ought to procure important issues from the wholesale market, with out taking out their automobiles.

The Agriculture Department officers have issued circulars interesting to farmers to buy important fertilizers from the closest Raita Samparka Kendras. However, the farmers puzzled how they might transport the heavy baggage with out automobiles. The police maintained that they had been simply following the rules issued by the State authorities.

Senior cops, together with the Superintendents of Police R. Srinivasa Gowda of Hassan, B.M. Laxmi Prasad of Shivamogga and Akshay M. Hakay of Chikkamagaluru, did rounds to make sure that lockdown was enforced successfully.