shivamogga deputy commissioner kb sivakumar on saturday ordered the closure of shops in gandhi bazaar in the district on alternate days in a bit to reduce crowding in wake of the coronavirus pandemicthe order issued as per centres guidelines instructs shops on the left of the gandhi bazaar to remain open on a day when those on the right shall remain closed and vice versathe provisions shall apply only to gandhi bazaar and shall not apply to the merchants of other places in the city apart from gandhi bazaar there are other streets in the city such as nehru road bh road durgigudi savalanga road vinobanagara and other areas where small textile shops are open under certain conditionshealth ministers meetinghealth and family welfare minister b sriramulu held a meeting with district officers and reviewed the action taken by the district administration to combat covid19 about rs 80 crores have been released to pay the outstanding dues including the outsourcing staff in the health department he addedthe minister also asked all dcs to conduct blood donation camps in their respective districts