Coronavirus | Life in a COVID-19 containment zone left residents scarred
The Hindu
“The government locked us up without providing for us. There was a shortage of everything – water, milk, food, vegetables and even medicines. Shortage of milk hit our family very badly,” said Shivabasappa, a resident of Bapuji Nagar, recalling the days when the ward was sealed. Along with Padarayanapura, it was part of the city’s first containment zone.
Nearly a year after the two areas were subjected to a stringent ‘seal down’ due to COVID-19 cases being reported in April 2020, which later led to violent protests and a crackdown, residents of Padarayanapura and the adjoining Bapuji Nagar wonder how the norms are ‘so relaxed today’. The sealing of the wards, they recalled, also affected their livelihood, as a majority of residents worked in the informal sector.More Related News