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| Markets, roads present deserted look amid weekend lockdown | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Feb 6: All major roads in Srinagar wore a deserted look due to the weekend lockdown restrictions on non-essential movements being strictly enforced in Jammu and Kashmir to scuttle the rise in Covid-19 cases on Sunday, official sources said. The traditional Sunday market where thousands of vendors usually put their stalls from Tourist Reception Centre to Residency road, Lal Chowk, Amirakadal and Hari Singh High Street in the city centre selling all day to day items including fresh and second hand clothes was off due to the Covid-19 restrictions. The stalls at Makkah market on Moulana Azad road were also shut. Several other roads including down town and Shar-e-Khar also wore a deserted look in view of the restrictions. Security forces deployed at vulnerable places in Srinagar were seen enforcing restrictions strictly. Reports of complete lockdown were also received from all major towns and district headquarters of Kashmir valley. The 57-hour-long weekend lockdown begins on Friday from 9 pm to Monday 6 Am. The Covid-19 positive cases showed a decline during the past one week and Jammu and Kashmir recorded only1606 fresh cases, out of which 887 were from Jammu Division and 719 were from Kashmir valley, besides Srinagar recorded only 212 cases on Saturday.
The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir imposed a weekend lockdown on January 15 following the rise in Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir. |
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