Mangaluru: District Administrations of Kasargod and Dakshina Kannada have issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for people to travel between the two neighboring Districts that are part of two different states.
Hundreds of residents of both districts commute between their respective Districts daily for jobs and studies, the current lockdown due to COVID 19 spread has affected the movement of the people.
With the lockdown relaxed and the nation now heading towards a phased exit from the lockdown, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh said the students and people of Kasargod working in Dakshina Kannada will be issued special travel passes for daily use.
“People in Kasargod, who wish to get the passes to Dakshina Kannada, should register at https://bit.ly/dkdpermit the applicants should also provide their complete details, the address proof, and details of the employer in Dakshina Kannada, Aadhaar card copy while registering their name.” said the deputy commissioner.
“The passes, which will be issued by Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner, will be valid till June 30,” she added.
The Kasargod district collector has said that people from Dakshina Kannada who need passes to visit Kasargod should register with the Covid-19 Jagratha portal. The passes will be issued by the district administration and will be valid for 28 days.
Both the district administration heads said that the officials at the Talapady check-post will record the pass details of the users on a daily basis. There will also be a round of thermal screening at the check-post and only asymptomatic people will be permitted to enter the other district.
Rupesh warned that people who fail to report their exit from Dakshina Kannada will be put under quarantine by the Taluk administration and action will also be taken against them under the Epidemic Act.
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Singapore/Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh is ready with land bank, business-focused policies and safety and security, Chief Minister Adityanath told investors in Singapore on Tuesday on a day he met the country's top leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.
On the second day of his official visit to Singapore, Adityanath met the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, and Coordinating Minister for National Security and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam, official sources said here.
Held in the presence of a high-level delegation, the discussions focused on leveraging Singapore's expertise in urban planning, internal security architecture and digital governance to help Uttar Pradesh achieve the target of becoming a one-trillion-dollar economy.
During talks with Gan Kim Yong, the chief minister emphasised on UP's pro-business environment and highlighted the state's vast land bank and improved connectivity expected from after the Noida International Airport becomes operational.
The meeting also explored the possibility of Singaporean companies establishing industrial townships in the Delhi-NCR, with particular focus on semiconductor manufacturing and green hydrogen modules.
During his interaction with K Shanmugam, Adityanath discussed modernisation of the state's law and order framework, with emphasis on Singapore's technology-integrated policing model and disaster management protocols.
Speaking to investors, Adityanath listed infrastructure, logistics, MROs among other projects in the pipeline in the state, and said he held more than 100 meetings with the business community during his visit to Singapore.
The UP CM also noted that Singapore investors were committed to a large number of projects in India and UP, including the Ganga Expressway.
Business leaders Adityanath met included CEO and chairpersons of Temasek, Government Investment Corp (GIC), Singapore Airport Terminal Services, and Blackstone.
