<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashok has said that the poor and destitute will be supplied free food packets through NGOs during the lock down period. He said there are no restrictions on sale of groceries, but milk and vegetables should be sold only between 6 am and 9 am. He further added that efforts are on to shift sale of vegetables from congested roads to open grounds to ensure social distancing.<br />''<br />'' Saying that necessary funds are available in all the districts to purchase essential equipment needed to treat corona virus infected patients, he said in Bengaluru 73 ambulances are dedicated for COVID 19 cases. AIR correspondent </span>reports Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike war room is tracing and tracking the spread of pandemic in the state and taking counter measures. <br />''<br />''Bengaluru is divided into eight zones and eight IAS officers are leading the counter COVID -19 teams to mitigate the thread of the pandemic. In Bengaluru alone 22000 persons are in home quarantine. Home quarantine enforcement squad are keeping track of the quarantined persons. So far 9111 counselling sessions have been held for those in quarantine.  The fifty COVID 19 positive patients in isolation at designated hospitals are stable. Till date 1,28,046 passengers were screened in Karnataka. <br />