Residents of the four separate containment zones at Padarayanapura said they were living in a netherworld. They are not only physically cut off from the rest of the society but are also left to fend for themselves with little help from the government. Parts of Padarayanapura have been in lockdown for 56 days so far. “The situation here is dire,” admitted Khizer, a social worker from Swaraj Abhiyan who lives near a containment zone.