Delhi markets on Day 1 of Unlock 2.0
With markets reopening in Delhi on an odd-even basis earlier this week, shopkeepers remain hopeful that their customers will gradually return. While some say that the reopening of markets on an odd-even basis is a hassle for customers, they hope that markets can fully reopen soon, adding that they’ll continue to follow social distancing and COVID protocols.
Delhi Markets wear a deserted look on Day 1 of unlock 2.0
Shopkeepers say the odd-even rule for shops can become a hassle for customers. “I think it confuses customers. If a customer is stepping out amid the pandemic, they want to finish all their work in one go. But with few shops open on a given day, customers have to end up making another visit, which is tiresome for many,” says Mukesh Goyal, a shopkeeper from Khan Market. He adds, “We aren’t letting more than three people enter the shop at once. People with masks are allowed to enter and use of sanitisers is a must.”
Ease lockdown & reopen markets, appeal traders
“Traders are finding it difficult to cope with the hardship and survive. Lockdown is not the answer to the pandemic.
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NEW DELHI: Citing financial losses due to the Covid-induced lockdown, a group of traders on Wednesday urged suggested the Delhi government to ease restrictions and allow the reopening of the retail markets with strict measures. Atul Bhargava, president of New Delhi Traders Association (NDTA), an association of shopkeepers in Connaught Place, said that business activities should be permitted in the markets with strict enforcement of Covid protocol.