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Gurgaon: The first day of the week-long lockdown in Haryana received a mixed response in the northern districts, where the police struggled to keep people off the roads and markets while routine traffic continued on highways and link roads.
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Gurgaon: The first day of the week-long lockdown in Haryana received a mixed response in the northern districts, where the police struggled to keep people off the roads and markets while routine traffic continued on highways and link roads.
“We have deputed all senior cops to monitor the situation and violators are being challaned (fined) for coming out without permission,” said Karnal superintendent of police (SP) Ganga Ram Punia.
He said police check posts were erected to enforce the lockdown and violators were being booked.
Highway and city roads were also busy in Kurukshetra and Panipat.
“People are not following the guidelines and coming out without any valid reason,” said a cop deputed on the NH44.
The Haryana government announced a week-long state-wide lockdown beginning 5 am on Monday till May 10 to curb an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases during the second wave of the disease in the state.
On Sunday, the state recorded 145 deaths due to the infection—the most in a 24 hour period.
It also reported 13,322 new infections, taking the case tally to 514,888.