Government has not decided to impose lockdown in state: Karnataka Minister R Ashok
Bengaluru: Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashok on Monday said the government has not decided on imposing lockdown in the state amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state.
He was speaking to media reporters after attending a meeting of officials and experts chaired by CM Basavaraj Bommai.
“There is no need to impose lockdown in the state at the moment. We will have another meeting on Friday, we will discuss fresh and strict measures that need to be implemented, in that meeting,” he said.
“During the next meeting, the government will make a decision in the interest of the people. If COVID cases reduce by Friday, we can expect good news.” He added.
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
