Afreen Shaikh, Congress corporator from Dongri said that on Sunday, she had held a joint meeting with the local tradersâ association and had appealed to them to not allow crowding outside their shops.
âWe have requested the shopowners to keep their shops open on alternate days. We have also urged them to take orders over the phone and home-deliver goods, as this will help in crowd control,â said Shaikh.
On Monday, a video of a crowded Dongri and Bhindi Bazar area was doing the rounds on social media. Local civic officials however said that most people had come out for last-minute shopping, fearing a lockdown.