Daijiworld News Network - Puttur (GA)

Puttur, Oct 9: Finally Mangalore has succeeded in making its entry into the prime national media, but of course for all wrong reasons.  People who had never imagined that they would be sitting inside their houses for 3-4 days continuously are now slowly getting accustomed to this life. 

But people who were already on the way or on roads when the curfew was imposed are the worst sufferers.  This is what very much evident when one sees the plight of more than 2,000 drivers and cleaners of LPG bullet tankers who are stranded on the road between the town and Nelyadi, at Gundya and Kolpe and surrounding areas.

Though curfew was not imposed in the taluk, most of the people, shopkeepers voluntarily chose to remain indoors.  This meant that these drivers and cleaners had to struggle to get food and necessary items.  Some of them are even suffering with fever and other health problems.

The drivers from Bangalore, Mysore, Salem, Shimoga and other areas are in uncertainty as whether to go back or wait till the curfew is totally lifted.  Their owners too are not in a condition to guide them.  This has landed these drivers and cleaners in limbo and they are yet to come in terms with the situation.