KARWAR: Deputy Commissioner K Harishkumar has said that lockdown would continue in Uttara Kannada district till May 3 and there would be no relaxations. Those coming from other districts and those going to other districts must have requisite permission or else, a rowdy sheet would be opened against them.

Informing this to presspersons at his office in Karwar on Monday, he said that to check crowd formation, the facility of providing essentials door-to-door will continue for another three to four months. Fish and vegetable markets will remain closed and all restrictions will be implemented in a stricter manner in urban areas.

Fishing, agri

“Permission for fishing in the district will be given steadily. Industries must ensure that the workers undergo health check-up. If that is not possible, the industry must not operate. Agriculture activities can be continued by getting green passes,” he said.

Appreciating the works of the village-level task force in the district, he said that community-level reporting through them will be implemented throughout the district. This has already begun in Bhatkal and will go on for the next three to four
months.

“Information on those coming from other districts and States must be given to the district administration. If information is available at 10:00 am, their swab sample must be collected before 4:00 pm on the same and day and the report of that will be available the next day,” he
said.

‘Use bikes’

SP Shivaprakash Devaraju said that inter-district transport has been prohibited till May 3 and those providing essential services can use only
bikes.

He said that there are 1,300 police for 16 lakh people in the district. Therefore, they were planning to avail the services of ex-servicemen and home guards to reduce pressure on the department. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits are being purchased for police also.

Directions for Muslims:

He said that the Muslim community must refrain from attending congregational prayers in mosques and Iftar meets till the pandemic recedes. ‘Azan’ (Islamic call to prayer) in all mosques must be with lesser volume. Community kitchen cannot be opened and shops near mosques cannot be set up.