Shivamogga: Twentyfour people—21 from
Shivamogga and three from neighbouring districts—had attended the
Tablighi congregation in
Nizamuddin in Delhi and have been
quarantined, said RDPR minister KS
Eshwarappa.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, he said there is no need to make a big issue over it.
The restriction on sale of chicken
meat and eggs due to
bird flu has been
relaxed on Friday, he added.
Due to large quantity of
milk collection by farmers, one litre milk is being distributed to the
poor including the
slum dwellers. There are 56 officially declared slums in Shivamogga city. Milk is distributed free of cost to the families. The city has approved the sale of vegetables in 43 carts and approximately 30 vehicles have already been approved by the horticulture department to transport vegetables. Twenty vehicles have been approved for fruit distribution, he said.