Mangaluru South MLA D. Vedavyas Kamath on Thursday said that there will be no weekend curfew in Dakshina Kannada from this week. In a statement here, Mr. Kamath said that he had urged district in-char
‘Extend relaxation window by an hour’
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Mangaluru City South MLA D. Vedavyas Kamath on Wednesday urged district in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojari to extend the relaxation window for purchasing essential commodities to four hours in the district as in other parts of the State.
Submitting a memorandum to Mr. Poojari, Mr. Kamath said that Mangaluru is a busy commercial hub. The 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. window is insufficient for people to buy their daily essentials. Traders too are facing difficulty in maintaining stocks and supplies, he said.
As such, the lockdown guidelines applicable across the State should be made applicable to the district too, he added.
People resort to panic buying
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Dakshina Kannada imposes weekend lockdown, shrinks window for buying essentials
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People line up in front of a departmental store in Mangaluru on Friday ahead of the three-day weekend lockdown. | Photo Credit:
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Dakshina Kannada imposes weekend lockdown, shrinks window for buying essentials
Dakshina Kannada district administration’s decision on Thursday to impose weekend lockdown beginning 10 a.m. on Friday till Monday morning and shrink the window for purchasing essentials from six hours to three hours on weekdays triggered panic buying across the district, including Mangaluru, Puttur and other towns.
With no let up in cases, district enforces complete lockdown on weekends
The Dakshina Kannada district administration on Thursday ordered further shrinking of the window for purchasing essentials to between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. on weekdays with immediate effect and complete closure of all establishments on Saturdays and Sundays except healthcare and pharmacy facilities as against the window of 6 a.m. and noon prescribed by the State Disaster Management Authority.
In a notification issued on Thursday, Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra said that online delivery agencies such as Swiggy and Zomato will be allowed to operate till 11 p.m. No marriages and other functions will be allowed after midnight on May 15. Vehicles moving around unnecessarily will be seized. Containing the spread of the disease has become difficult as people are moving around unnecessarily during the relaxation window of 6 a.m. to noon and hence, the further restrictions, he said.
Untreated sewage threatens a perennial stream
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May 04, 2021 20:09 IST
Mayor Premananda Shetty says that he is also doubtful whether the STP has been made functional
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The Pachchanadi Thodu near Manjalpadey between Bondel and Moodushedde is filled with sewage.
Mayor Premananda Shetty says that he is also doubtful whether the STP has been made functional
While citizens have little choice but to live amid sewage carrying Raja Kaluves that were once live streams, Mangaluru City Corporation’s deliberate act of letting untreated sewage into a perennial stream on the outskirts of the city has not only been killing the stream but it is also feeding the masses sewage-mixed drinking water.