Re-imposition of the lockdown in most parts of the summer capital to contain spread of COVID19 brought down the public movement on Monday.
An official said authorities ensured travel restrictions and strict checking of movement passes on the roads.
The district administration had on Sunday announced restrictions owing to spike in the COVID19 cases.
In Srinagar’s 88 containment zones considered to be the COVID19 hotspot, authorities had imposed complete lockdown accompanied by a total restriction on inward and outward movement of people, the official said.
Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, said there was “good public response to the precautionary measures put in place by the administration.”
He said people complied with the lockdown order and there was “little public rush” in the markets today.
“We hope people would cooperate to have this lockdown yield the desired result of breaking the chain of COVId19,” Pole said.
The Srinagar administration appealed people to follow the lockdown. “This is to reiterate that moving into and out of notified red zones has been prohibited. No one except designated essential services officials are allowed to move into these zones. Strict action has been ordered against violations. We request all residents to ensure strict adherence,” read a message from district administration on its official Twitter handle.
Pole said efforts were being made to set up zonal committees, which would ensure that all the red zones were provided the essential services.
“I am in touch with the officials to ensure that all these red zones get proper supply of power, water and don’t run short of essential things,” Pole said.
He said all the districts, where the lockdown has been re-imposed had been asked to discourage inter-district travel.
“Red zone management plan was being implemented in all these districts. We are hopeful that travel within and to these districts is minimum,” Pole said.
He said it was important to ensure that emergency medical cases and other day-to-day problems of people do not get neglected during the lockdown.
“We have kept open a sufficient number of entry and exit points so that emergency services are not hampered,” Pole said.
After three months of lockdown, markets had partially opened in Srinagar on June 14 as per the regulations issued by district administration.
However, the official said during the unlock period, people visiting the markets and other public places were not following the guidelines, which had led to a sharp increase in the number of COVID19 cases in the Valley.