Government of Karnataka has imposed restrictions in the territorial jurisdiction of the revenue district of Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Kalaburgi, Chikkabalapura, Mysuru, Madikeri, Dharwad, Mangaluru and Belagavi from 00.00 hrs of 23rd March 2020 to 00.00 hrs 1st April 2020. All shops and commercial establishment, workshops, godowns dealing with non essential services shall close their operations subject to the exceptions mentioned below: 1. All labour intensive industries shall work at fifty percent of their strength on rotation basis ensuring that social distancing measures are strictly adhered to. They are advised not to remove any worker on this account and advised to sanction paid leave on these days to the remaining workers. 2. All information technology and bio-technology units will ensure work from home except where it is not feasible to do so and in respect of the needs and staffs dealing with critical and essential services. 3. All air-conditioned bus services of road transport corporation and private operators shall be stopped. 4. All inter-state and inter-district services shall not be operated from these districts. However the following essential services will be excluded from the operation of the above restriction 1. Food, ration shops, milk, vegetables, groceries, meat, fish, fruit markets and shops 2. transport of all goods 3. Police and fire services 4. Government offices, ULB's & Panchayati Raj Institutions offices, postal services 5. electricity, water and municipal services 6. Bank/ATM, Telecom 7. Home delivery of food, pharmaceutical and medical equipment's 8. Take away from restaurants 9. Agriculture, Sericulture, horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries related shops and markets 10. Canteen services provided by Government and local bodies