Mangaluru: First Neuro Hospital area declared Corona containment zone,5km area flagged 'buffer zone'
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh on Thursday declared the area of 'First Neuro Hospital', Kannur Village in Padil, Mangaluru as a COVID-19 containment zone.
In an official statement, the Deputy Commissioner asserted that in exercise of power delegated to her as the chairperson of District Disaster Management Authority and under Epidemic Disease Act 1897 by State Government, she confirmed that the area was declared Active Containment Zone for a COVID-19 patient.
The statement informed that the containment area was bound by boundaries; Kannada Gudde, Mangaluru City Corporation Road on East, Ramanatha Kripa Rice Mill on West, Bengaluru National Highway 75 on North and Government Gutter on South.
The containment zone covers two residential houses and five commercial shops with total population in area at 16 people. It also stated that a further area of five Kilometres was flagged as Buffer Zone.
The buffer zone is bound by boundaries; Kallapu on East, Kudupu on West, Farangipete on North and Falnir on South. The buffer zone covers 41,900 residential houses, 1808 shops and 1,82,500 people's population.
Tahsildar and Taluka Magistrate have been appointed as Incident Commander of these zones and have been asked to take decisions required for the implementations of Covid-19 virus control measures.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
