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Jaigaon traders hit by Bhutan Covid curbs Over 2,000 traders from across India who ran their businesses have left for their home states, and at least 1,000 more are preparing to leave Over 2,000 traders from across India who ran their businesses at Jaigaon in Alipurduar the town that shares borders with Bhutan and has Phuentsholing, its commercial capital on the other side have left for their home states, and at least 1,000 more are preparing to leave. The reason: for over a year now, their businesses have dried up, courtesy curbs in trans-border movement of people between India and Bhutan amid the Covid 19 pandemic. ....
Lockdown in Bhutan, blow to border trade Only trucks carrying essential items were allowed to enter Bhutan Commercial activities in Jaigaon, the town in Alipurduar district that sits on the Bhutan border, came to a grinding halt on Wednesday as a countrywide lockdown was announced in the Himalayan country for seven days following a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases. “Trade in Jaigaon and in Alipurduar district as a whole has suffered a major setback because of the pandemic and the consequent lockdown. After the initial lockdown had been eased on either side of the border, things started becoming normal in the past couple of months. The second lockdown from today (Wednesday) would only add to our distress,” said Ramashankar Gupta, the general secretary of the Jaigaon Merchants’ Association. ....