Mangaluru: Karnataka Dakshina Kannada District Incharge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Sunday said that Rs 2,000 each has been deposited in the bank accounts of 6,122 construction workers registered with the Labour Department.

The amount will be deposited in the accounts of other registered construction workers at the earliest.

The state government had announced Rs 2,000 to construction workers who are registered and have lost their livelihood due to Lockdown in force. The curbs, which were imposed on March 24, have been extended till May 3. "The labourers were reeling under hardship after construction activities came to a halt," said the Minister.