New Delhi: Keeping the pandemic in view, the lockdown in Telangana has been extended till 29 May, announced chief minister K.
Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday. "Public should complete purchase of essential items by 6 pm and they should reach their residences.
There will be curfew in the state from 7 pm. If anyone is found outside, police will initiate action," Rao said. Only essential shops will be open in red zones. "Trains that ferried migrant labourers from Telangana on Tuesday are set to return on Wednesday from Bihar with workers desirous of working in the rice-mills.
Close to 20,000 workers expected to come back from other states to Telangana," Rao added. "There are 7.5 lakh migrant workers in the state.