Yediyurappa urges migrant workers not to travel to natives, assures construction work to begin soon
Bengaluru: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday requested migrant workers to avoid going back to their native states, adding that the construction work in the state is set to begin very soon.
“Ministers have been told to counsel workers who are in a state of panic,” the chief minister said.
He spoke after chairing a meeting with builders held at the Krishna, CM's Home Office on Tuesday to discuss the issue of migrant workers trying to return home.
"The spread of Corona virus has been controlled better in Karnataka than in other states. And we think we can now start commercial activities, building construction and industry – except in red zones", said the chief minister, adding that workers, therefore, should hold back any plan to travel home. Building construction will begin soon and workers should stay back, he said.
Yediyurappa asked the builders in the state to meet the officers in the Revenue Department in case of problems. "The government will strive to solve such problems and protect the interest of the builders as well as the workers,” he told the builders.
Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol, Revenue Minister R Ashoka, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar and Chief Secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar were among those present at the meeting.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
