21:54 April 06
Telangana Chief Minister's Office on Monday said that there was no announcement of an extension of lockdown and a suggestion had been made for extending it for two more weeks taking reference from the report of Boston Consulting Group.
"CM K Chandrasekhar Rao suggested extension of lockdown for two more weeks. He took a reference from BCG report which suggested lockdown in India will be good until June 3. No announcement of extension yet," Telangana Chief Minister's Office said.
20:10 April 06
Telangana CM requests PM Modi to extend lockdown
Hyderabad:Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend lockdown for atleast two weeks amid surge in COVID-19 cases in India, many of them linked to the Nizamuddin Markaz event in the national capital..
Addressing the media, KCR claimed that any crisis in the economic realm can be cured but nation cannot retrieve lost lives caused due the COVID-19 pandemic.
KCR mentioning a study conducted by consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which recommends lockdown until June 3rd, said that if lockdown isn't extended, there is a high chance that the number of cases and death toll might increase again in Telangana.
"We can recover from economic crisis but we cannot retrieve lost lives. Therefore I request PM Modi to extend lockdown," KCR said.