KOLKATA: Many traders started their institutions Sunday and Monday although to not conduct business. They had been occupied altering their inventory to security prior to cyclone Yaas makes landfall on Wednesday. The preventative step was taken in light of the harm Super Cyclone Amphna had contributed to company in May this past year. Throughout a year’s cyclone, products worth crores were destroyed when water gushed to the stores and shops and markets were ruined severely with trees and electric poles falling . This year dealers and market committees aren’t taking any chances and changing their products and furniture into safer areas, preventing leaks and protecting against other dangers. Super Cyclone Amphan had struck on May 20 if a complete lockdown was set up because of this pandemic and investors and market committees couldn’t take any security measures. This season there are limitations in place because of spike in Covid instances from the next wave but many businessmen have opted to take action to avoid a repeat of the year’s harm. Eyewear values Rs 1 lakh was ruined in Jamal Shamsi’s store on the Canning Street. There was even knee deep water in his store when he touched there the next morning. It took him one complete day to empty the water out, but many spectacles and contact lenses have been damaged. “I’m shifting half the inventory to my house onto Mission Row,” said Jamal, 48. Power link will also be switched off to Wednesday to avoid any injury. Security guards remaining indoors have been advised to maintain a vigil whether any tree drops any store or they place any recourse. “The company has been quite bad anyhow because the previous 15months because of this pandemic. Last thing we need is to endure losses as a result of cyclone. The neighborhood police station and governmental management have granted us the consent to take preventative measures,” said Gaurav Harlalka, a part of the dealers’ body from New Market.
Kol: Dealers Have a cue from the past year’s Amphan Reduction
