Carrying residential proof mandatory for people out to buy essentials: Telangana DGP

Telangana Director General of Police M Mahendar Reddy has said that it is mandatory for people to carry ir residence proofs while stepping out to purchase essential items amid lockdown. This has been done to ensure that people do t roam beyond three kilometres radius of ir houses.

'Done to ensure people do t roam'

During a press conference on Monday, Reddy said, "Telangana government has extended lockdown till May 7. For strictly implementing lockdown meeting was held in DGP office in which senior officials have participated."

"People from w should carry ir residence proofs which will be checked by police to ensure that one is roaming beyond three kilometres radius to purchase essential needs. People who want to go to hospitals should go to nearest hospitals and those who want to go to super speciality hospitals will be exempted," he added.

DGP said y have requested to state government to issue six different colour passes so that police can identify that government officials are going for ir duties. "All existing passes will be reviewed and it will again be given to m, in modified passes we will include persons' residence and his destination in past so that person carrying passes is t roaming on roads unnecessarily," he said.

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Telangana government on Sunday decided to extend coronavirus lockdown in state till May 7. According to Health Ministry, Telangana has reported 872 cases of coronavirus so far. India has reported 1,336 more COVID-19 cases taking count of coronavirus cases in country to 18,601 in last 24 hours, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. Out of se, 14,759 patients are active cases and 3,252 cases have been cured or discharged and migrated. As many as 590 deaths have been reported till w. As many as 47 deaths have been reported in last 24 hours.

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(With ANI inputs)