7-day lockdown in Bengaluru City and Rural from July 14
CM toes ‘hard line’ of all 8 Bengaluru in-charge ministers
BENGALURU:
On the basis of the recommendation of all 8 Bengaluru in-charge ministers to impose a week’s lockdown in Bengaluru, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has announced a 7-day lockdown with effect from Tuesday, July 14.
On Sunday, several ministers, including Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C N Ashwath Narayan, Food and Civil Supplies Minister K Gopalaiah and even Revenue Minister R Ashoka, were reported to have supported another phase of lockdown for Bengaluru city. The state capital has seen a huge surge in the number of positive cases in the last 10 days.
The Chief Minister’s office released the following statement: “Bengaluru City and Bengaluru Rura,total lockdown for a week. Starting from 8 pm on 14th July till 5 pm of 22rd July.”
One of two tweets by the CM at 8.27pm said: “Considering the suggestions from experts to curb the increasing number of Covid cases, Government has decided to implement complete lockdown in Bengaluru Urban and Rural Districts for 7 days starting 8 PM on Tuesday, 14th July. Detailed guidelines will be released on Monday.”
“All essential services including supply of milk, vegetables, fruits, medicines and groceries will continue uninterrupted. I appeal to people to cooperate with the government, follow all guidelines, take all precautionary steps and help us contain the pandemic,” he said in the second tweet.
All essential services including supply of milk, vegetables, fruits, medicines and groceries will continue uninterrupted. I appeal to people to cooperate with the government, follow all guidelines, take all precautionary steps and help us contain the pandemic. (2/2)
— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) July 11, 2020
Just a few hours earlier, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar, replying to a query, had said that a decision on a lockdown in Bengaluru would be taken by the CM on the basis of the recommendation for strict measures made by all the eight ministers in charge of the city’s 8 zones.
The ministers in-charge of Bengaluru’s 8 zones are: Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayan (West Zone), R Ashoka (South Zone), Suresh Kumar (Bommanahalli Zone), V Somanna (East Zone), S T Somashekar (RR Nagar Zone) Byrathi Basavaraj (Mahadevapura Zone), K Gopalaiah (Dasarahalli Zone) and the CM’s political secretary S R Vishwanath (Yelahanka Zone).
Bengaluru’s zonal structure is: East Zone 44 wards, West Zone 44 wards, South Zone 44 wards, Mahadevapura Zone 17 wards, Yelahanka Zone 11 wards, RR Nagar Zone 14 wards, Dasarahalli Zone 8 wards, and Bommanahalli Zone 16 wards.
Read: https://thebengalurulive.com/gear-up-for-second-33-hour-statewide-lockdown/
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