One week lockdown in Dakshina Kannada from Wednesday night

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, July 13, 2020:    In view of the rising cases of Covid-19 infections the district administration has decided to impose one week lockdown in Dakshina Kannada district from Wednesday night.

 

During the video conferencing with Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa today, the district administration as well as Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel had pressurized the Chief Minister  to impose a lockdown. The CM is learnt to have  asked the administration to decide after consulting the  elected representatives.

Speaking after the meeting,  DK District in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said    lockdown will be imposed for a week in the district from Wednesday night. He also said that the Deputy Commissioner would be  announcing the lockdown relating guidelines.