HYDERABAD: The attempts on Saturday by the city authorities to strictly implement the lockdown led to sudden interruption of services by food shipment firms that stated they were pulling their staff out of the streets due to the fact that of cops officials avoiding them from taking their shipment routes.Two major food shipment companies, Zomato and Swiggy, stated they were suspending their services as police authorities were stopping their personnel at check posts.
This has actually caused a lot of hassle to people staying isolated due to the fact that of Covid, or those requiring other food shipment services, they said.
On the other hand, consumers of food delivery apps in certain parts of Hyderabad got in-app notification that as per required, all restaurants will stay closed from 2.45 pm to 6 am.
Later on in the evening, minister K.T.
Rama Rao stated he would go over the problem with the Director General of Cops.
Requiring to Twitter, Rama Rao stated he got a number of complaints on the cops stopping the food shipment services - others in distress.
Will discuss with TelanganaDGP and solve asap (sic).
Following orders from Chief Minister K.
Chandrashekar Rao to implement a stricter lockdown, the city cops started implementing the lockdown with more vigour on Saturday.
Appropriately, the police increased the number of checkpoints across the city and were seen stopping food shipment executives.
Cyberabad authorities commissioner V.C.
Sajjanar, reacting to the viral videos of food delivery executives coming from Swiggy and Zomato being picked up checks and being roughed up by some cops at various places, stated checking and confirmation was taking place across the city and not just in Cyberabad limits.
We have encountered a number of cases of abuse of identity of food shipment services and for this reason performing confirmations.
The delivery executives are not being stopped.
When their information are validated, they are allowed to leave, he stated.
While the current directive by the federal government enables Swiggy to run as a necessary service not simply for our food deliveries but likewise Genie and other services, we have paused our operations due to the on-ground difficulties on Saturday.
We are prioritising the security of shipment partners while we wait for clearness on this matter, a Swiggy spokesperson stated.
Meanwhile, Zomato executives told the media that they were notified that the app would be in service till 4 pm on Saturday night.
Several delivery executives were stopped at checkpoints set up by the police as part of imposing the lockdown.
Their bikes were seized and lots of were fined Rs 1,000.
This was an unforeseen development given that the federal government directive permitted food delivery as an essential service.
We have paused our operations till we have clarity from the authorities, remembering the safety of our delivery partners, a representative from Zomato said.
Asad flays police actions on shipment boysAsaduddin Owaisi, Hyderabad MP and president of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), on Saturday took strong objection to the city police stopping food delivery executives from carrying out their duties.Reacting to the authorities action of stopping these executives at various locations in the city, Owaisi mentioned that the Telangana federal government order on lockdown had permitted totally free movement of food delivery executives.
The GO on lockdown in Telangana plainly states that food delivery is permitted.
Why are shipment personnel being detained then? They should be released together with their automobiles right away.
These are bad youths attempting to manage.
(sic) the MP tweeted while tagging the Telangana DGP, and heads of all the three commissionerates in his tweet.
In another tweet that tagged the Telangana chief secretary, the Hyderabad MP stated, If the govt has actually chosen to not allow food shipment, then please modify the GO.
Till such a change is made, food delivery workers must not be stopped.
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