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A day after Prime Minster Modi announced a national shutdown on Tuesday, 24 March, causing citizens to go into a tizzy hoarding goods and supplies for the next 21 days, there is some reprieve for those living in Karnataka.
Director general of police of Karnataka tweeted on Tuesday evening that supermarkets and grocery stores would remain open all day, indefinitely, so people could purchase food items.
With worried people storming supermarkets and neighbourhood grocery stores late night on Tuesday and the following morning, certain areas began to report a shortage of essential items like water, milk and vegetables on day 1 of the 21 day shutdown.
Certain stores developed their own method to control crowds, by making customers queue up at a distance of 1 metre, allowing only a few in the store at a time, and even offering home deliveries to ensure minimal contact with other buyers.
The Karnataka police also said in a memo that two kinds of passes would be issued, one for vehicles and one for people, for the following professions/reasons:
According to the memo, the passes would be issued from the office of respective DCP law and order after submitting a form.
The memo clarified that passes would NOT be issued to:
The government and high court officials have been asked to mandatorily carry their government ID proofs.
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