Residents stay indoors on Sunday due to curfew

Mysuru: After a week, residents went back to staying-at-home mode, as the authorities enforced a curfew on Sunday, across Mysuru region, as Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the area, mainly in Mandya and Hassan, while Mysuru and Kodagu have started to report positive cases after a long break. In Kodagu, even though Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated across the district, major towns wore a deserted look. Police kept a strict vigil on vehicular movement, even as Mysuru-Bengaluru expressway was nearly empty.
In Mysuru city, there was hardly any vehicular movement. The major circles of the city wore a deserted look. Even essential service providers closed their establishments in the afternoon, bringing the city to a stand-still.
A few marriages were held under the strict vigil of officials. The organisers were asked to follow all the rules. The KSTRC city and rural service was cancelled. No autorickshaws plied on the roads.
The Mysuru-Bengaluru national highway was almost empty., and only a few private vehicles were found plying on it.
The situation was not different in other districts. In Kodagu, Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated in residences. There was a huge demand for chicken and mutton. Strict police bandobast was done across the district.
In Hassan and Mandya, the town areas wore a deserted look, following the news about more Covid-19 cases being reported. Police blocked all the district and state roads.
The situation was not different in Chamarajanagar and Chikkamagaluru districts. In Chamarajanagar deputy commissioner M R Ravi and superintendent of police H D Anand Kumar carried out field visits. Following the news that people from Tamil Nadu are entering the district illegally, all the roads were blocked by setting up new check-posts.