Weekend lockdown ensures roads remain deserted in DK Updated: Updated: May 08, 2021 18:23 IST People were sent home by 10 a.m. by which time milk booths and HOPCOM outlets too were made to shut operations Share Article AAA People were sent home by 10 a.m. by which time milk booths and HOPCOM outlets too were made to shut operations The first day of the weekend lockdown in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday saw only milk parlours and a couple of HOPCOM outlets, besides healthcare facilities, open and the streets remaining almost deserted. The district administration on Saturday decided to reduce the window to purchase essentials from six hours to three hours on weekdays and impose complete lockdown on weekends exempting only milk and Hopcoms outlets till 9 a.m. Vendors selling other essentials, including grocery, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish etc., were not allowed to open during the weekend lockdown.