Chittoor markets crowded as lockdown gets extended Updated: Updated: While all people wore masks, social distancing was hardly followed Share Article While all people wore masks, social distancing was hardly followed Heavy crowds were witnessed at markets in Chittoor district on Sunday in the wake of the announcement that the lockdown would be extended till June 15, with commercial activities allowed only from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. The Chittoor Municipal Corporation, and municipalities of Madanapalle, Palamaner, Punganur, Puttur and Nagari, witnessed heavy crowds at meat shops and wine shops. There was confusion among the public that the revised timings would come into force from Sunday. This led to crowds thinning out at market places earlier than the usual deadline of noon.