State govt relaxes lockdown rules, grocery shops to remain open from 6 am to 12 pm

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Saturday, May 1 modified its lockdown order to allow Hopcoms, milk booths, and sale of fruits and vegetables on pushcarts from 6 am to 6 pm.

The government also allowed APMCs and grocery shops to be open from 6 am to 12 pm.

Earlier, these activities were allowed only from 6 am to 10 am.

The new order comes after people were stepping out in large numbers between 6 am and 10 am.

Further, the government has prohibited all types of fairs (santhe) “to prevent crowding”, Principal Secretary (Revenue) and member-secretary of the executive committee of the state disaster management authority N Manjunatha Prasad said in his order.

According to the order, pushcarts selling fruits and vegetables must not overcharge and stick to the market price of the commodities while following Covid-19 protocols.