New Delhi: Expressing concern for the impact of limitation of Covid advanced in local businesses, traders in the national capital are looking for further relaxation of restrictions, including allowing stores to remain open until 9:30 a.m.
The association of traders from various markets said they faced an increase in losses due to restrictions.
They also questioned the logic behind continuing with the sidewalk when the Pandemic situation had improved in Delhi.
The New Delhi Traders Association (NDTA), which represents the Connaught Place market in the middle of Delhi, has written to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baija who is looking for local traders.
“We have received many representations of shop owners / shop owners that they must be allowed to open the store until 9:30 a.m., not at 8pm.
The closure of the store at 8pm meant starting the closing procedure at 7pm, losing the main business time,” Ndta said In the letter to LG.
“Given the hundreds of representations on the subject of the text received from the store owner, we will ask you to extend the shop timing until 9:30 p.m.,” he said.
These views echoed by other trade associations in Delhi.
Sanjeev Mehra, the President of the Khan Market Trade Association, said it must be the choice of shop owners whether they want to keep opening the store or not.
“Because everything has been normalized, time (to close the store) must also be normalized.
It must be the choice of shop owners whether they want to keep opening the store or not.
We want restrictions to leave,” he said.
“We say that strict guidelines like wearing masks must also be relaxed in several ways,” he added.
The Association of Sarojini Nagar Traders Ashok Randhawa expressed frustration on increasing losses for shop owners.
“We say for a long time that timings must be extended.
We have faced losses because of this rule.
Time (for closing) the store is 8 (PM) and we must start the closing process with 7 (afternoon)),” said Randhawa.
“The office is also open.
People generally go at night to make a purchase.
This is a wedding season.
So it doesn’t make sense to put limitations in the shops,” he added.
Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), in his meeting on February 4, has extended the imposition of night hours in the national capital but cut the duration of about an hour – starting at 11 am.
Because at night at night, shops that sell unimportant items are only allowed to open until 8pm.
DDMA also allows the reopening of schools for grade 9 to 12 from February 7 and for nursery students to grade 8 from February 14.
Furthermore, it allows all government and private offices to function at 100 percent capacity.
The gym is also allowed to reopen with certain limitations.
However, some restrictions such as only allowing a weekly market in the city zone, no passengers who stand on the bus and train metro and 50% hats on the capacity of seats in restaurants, bars and cinemas remain, even though there has been a decline marked in Covid- 19 Case in Delhi.