Mangaluru: Lockdown in in the district to be lifted on July 23: DK DC confirms
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh on Tuesday confirmed that the ongoing lockdown in the district will not be extended further. The DC added that the lockdown will be lifted from July 23, 5 am.
A week-long lockdown was imposed in the district starting July 16 till July 22 in the wake of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the district.
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Earlier in the day, the Karnataka Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa had clarified that the lockdown will not be extended in Bengaluru or any other part of the state asserting that the government was of the opinion that lockdown was not the solution to the spread of COVID-19 but the self-consciousness of the citizen was.
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Sindhu Rupesh however added that the District Administration will initiate the ‘Intensive Vulnerable People Identification Survey’ from July 23 and the officials of the health department and ASHA workers will be visiting the houses to identify vulnerable citizens. She urged people in the district to co-operate with the officials in providing details.
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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.
