K. C. Deepika

As lockdowns were lifted in different parts of the country, visuals of people holidaying with a vengeance lead to many things: anxiety in lawmakers and the medical fraternity, relief for the battered tourism sector, and the coinage of a new term — ‘revenge tourism’. Sure enough, popular destinations in Karnataka have not been left behind from the trend. The tourism circuit is witnessing huge footfalls in the State’s most famous travel hubs.

A builder took one commercial HT connection from Bescom and later installed private meters for the residents. File photo for representation. A builder took one commercial HT connection from Bescom and later installed private meters for the residents. In a 1,000-flat apartment complex, those who have moved in faced a harrowing experience recently when their builder cut their power supply.

While the government’s relief package may soften the blow, it is the lack of work that has left many helpless Suraj is often seeing cycling his way through the bylanes of a residential layout in East Bengaluru, stopping when he finds a resident near his or her car. “Do you need someone to wash the car?”, he asks, in the hope of getting some work. The Nepali national says his wife, who used to work as a domestic help, has lost work during the pandemic, and he too has lost a big chunk of employers.