Crowds of people are returning to the Nilgiris district and Kerala via Cuddalore in response to the total lockdown which is in force in the state of Karnataka.
The state government has declared a complete curfew in Karnataka from this evening till May 10 as the coronavirus’ second wave is at its peak. Meanwhile, people from the Nilgiris and Kerala who had gone to work in Karnataka have started returning to their hometowns via Cuddalore this morning.
Hundreds of vehicles from the Nilgiris district and Kerala were spotted at the Kakkanalla check post on the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border. Similarly, people from the state of Karnataka residing in areas including Ooty are returning to their hometowns.
The Karnataka State Government enforced a two-week lockdown as a result of the mounting number of COVID cases in the state. This essentially meant that all services like restaurants, malls, gyms, public transport and such were suspended. The state, however, allows food deliveries in a fixed bracket of time, as well as allows essential services to operate between 6 am and 10 am. Only construction, manufacturing and agriculture sectors will be allowed to function during the period.
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