Rs 1k for info on barbers violating lockdown

Hyderabad: To enforce a strict lockdown, the barbers’ association in Metpally in Jagtial district has announced a reward of Rs 1,000 to anyone who provides information and evidence of violation if a barber opens a shop or goes to anyone’s house to give a haircut. The barber will also be imposed a fine of Rs 2,500.

Measures like these are being taken at many places in the districts in view of the rising cases of Covid-19. The Nayee Brahmin Seva Sangham imposed the lockdown from July 22 to August 4. The shops are being permitted to open only from 6 am to 2 pm. Elsewhere in the state, a voluntary lockdown has been announced up to August 10. In Rudrangi of Rajanna Sircilla district, the local panchayat has decided to close shops till August 10. A voluntary lockdown began on July 22 and will continue up to August 4 in Kothapally town in Karimnagar.

In some places, decisions are being taken by trade bodies on voluntary lockdown. Hotels’ association honorary president K Someshwar and president Ch Vasudev announced a bandh in Gudur village of Palakurthy mandal in Jangaon district up to July 26. This is in view of a Covid death in the village and three positive cases being reported so far. In another decision, local traders have decided to shut all shops up to August 5, as announced by Arya Vysya Sangham president P Srinivas.