Several states are preparing to resume operations from May 4, with the decision on further extension of the lockdown still unknown.
• Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announces permission for starting industrial activities in all areas, except containment zones, from May 4. It has also allowed one-time movement of stranded people
• Meghalaya declares 10 of state’s 11 districts as ‘green zones’, allows inter-district movement
• Punjab resumes construction work on the Rs 2,700-crore Shahpurkandi dam project over Ravi river to stop outflow of water to Pakistan
• Gujarat and Rajasthan have allowed industrial and