JAMSHEDPUR: The 38-hour-long weekend lockdown clamped has spoilt a huge volume of shares of non-vegetarian items such as chicken, mutton and fish, so many sellers here rued on Sunday.
Theyhowever, valued the authorities for implementing the lockdown to curtail the Covid-19 disease and expected to do brisk business from the past week.
Raj Kumar, who possesses a broiler poultry store in Kadma marketplace and sells over 300kg on Sundays, stated,”The intention behind the comprehensive lockdown was supposed to stop additional spread of this virus and we will need to honor and take it.
I hope to form the reduction this week” In the same way, mutton store seller Rakesh Kumar stated the quantity of revenue on weekends will be more compared with weekdays.
“Sundays being a vacation to the families, most like to prepare non-veg things and my company picks up to almost twice on nowadays,” he explained.
Fish seller Chandan Ghosh said little dealers like him market about 50 pound of fish Sunday alone.
He added a Bistupur wholesaler who purchased four fish-laden trucks would be to unload the inventory.
Meanwhile, a few fruit sellers allegedly attempted to make a ruckus from the Bistupur berry marketplace opposing the weekend lockdown however Bistupur police channel officer-in-charge, Vishnu Rout, denied any such episode.
Some sellers and shopkeepers tried to start their stores in the morning but authorities closed them down.
The top brass of the civil and police government had been viewed employing the lockdown.
All officials in checkpoints also clinically analyzed e-passes of all individuals that are outside on the roads.
Jharkhand: Weekend lockdown spoils non-veg Things’ Inventory, Sellers Regret losses
