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Food delivery platforms Swiggy and Zomato were forced to suspend their operations in Hyderabad on Saturday after police cracked down on delivery executives in an unprecedented manner in a bid to enforce strict lockdown measures.
Beginning on Saturday morning till the evening, the Hyderabad police stopped Swiggy and Zomato delivery executives from going about their job. These executives were also fined and the police seized many bikes. The police in Hyderabad operates out of across three commissionerates: Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda. Videos circulated on social media platforms also showed cops lathi-charging a person wearing a Zomato T-shirt.
This crackdown by the city’s police departments have taken despite the Telangana government issuing an order, on May 12, allowing e-commerce delivery of foods, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment during the newly imposed lockdown in the state.
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Confusion among contractors on what will remain functional
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It has been an anxious wait for the commuters to different districts from the The Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) in Imlibun, Hyderabad on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL
Confusion among contractors on what will remain functional
Confusion prevailed among workers and contractors about what will remain functional once the 10-day lockdown kicks in.
“The building is almost complete. We don’t know whether the workers will be allowed to stay here and work. If we have to stop work, it will delay our schedule,” said a builder supervising the construction of an apartment complex in Attapur.