Of the 34,000 temples in Karnataka that are under state control, 175 are A grade, which means they earn a revenue of more than Rs 25 lakh, reports by Swarajya.

All the major temples under the Muzrai department in Karnataka will prepare free meals to serve the poor, homeless and needy people as nation wide lockdown has been enforced to help contain the spread of deadly corona pandemic.

Of the 34,000 temples in Karnataka that are under state control, 175 are A grade, which means they earn a revenue of more than Rs 25 lakh. These temples will now be asked to utilise the provisions available with them in coordination with the district authorities and make food available for the homeless and the needy in the times of a lockdown.

Minister for Muzrai Kota Srinivas Poojary instructed the Muzrai department and the officials in the respective districts to facilitate the same.

Earlier this week a lot of people took to social media asking for temples that are run by the state to pitch in and aid the Covid relief work. The state has been in a lockdown since Monday (23 march) this week, even before the announcement of a national lockdown.

However a lot of labourers have been migrating to their villages through whatever means available despite the restrictions on movement of vehicles.

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