Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Apr 30: On the second day since the lockdown-like curfew was imposed, the city witnessed dense vehicular traffic till 10 am on Thursday April 29. Even thereafter, a considerable number of vehicles were seen moving around.

On Wednesday, in contrast, the city was almost still after 10 am. Only vehicles for emergencies were seen moving. In comparison, the number of vehicles on the road was more on 'Thursday. On Thursday, there did not seem to be any strict restriction on the movement of vehicles in the city. At a few places, it was seen that the vehicles were allowed to go without checking. Staff of emergency services, employees of some industries, banks and other government-owned concerns were moving about.

Except the check posts at Kulur and Nanthoor, the checking was not tight in other check posts. Many people commented that by taking advantage of this slackness, people unnecessarily moved around on the roads inside the city. Police sources said that they did not allow movement of vehicles unnecessarily and that only employees of emergency services and some other concerns for genuine reasons were allowed. They stressed that they did not make any concessions and insisted that action is being taken without exception if unwanted movement of vehicles is witnessed.