New Delhi: With two odd dates falling back, traders in many Delhi markets found confused on Saturday whether to open their store or not.
The Connaught Place Market Association and Sarojini Nagar said that fluid shops were even allowed to operate.
“Government rules state that the even number and odd-numbered stores will be allowed to operate rotationally, but the two dates are odd-numbered back to back.
Some shop owners raise this problem with us and after consulting with administration, numbered shops and even be allowed to operate On Saturday, “Atul Bhargava, President, the New Delhi trader association.
In Connaught Place, people came to enjoy the first day of the new year in large quantities.
Most stores have compulsory stickers’ without masks, no entries are inserted outside the shops and people look to wear masks correctly.
“We only allow 50% to sit inside the restaurant now in accordance with the government’s orders,” said a guard standing outside one of the restaurants.
At Sarojini Nagar Market in South Delhi, the crowd was a little less than other weekends.
“Pandemic has a devastating effect on trade.
We consulted the district authorities regarding two odd dates and they allowed us to open stores that were even numbered on a strange day.
It will now be followed for a month in Sarojini Nagar,” said Ashok Randhawa, President, Association of Mini-Market Mini Sarojini Nagar traders.
Traders previously demanded that the rules of the Delhi disaster management authority plan to be relaxed.
The trading and industry room (CTI) has also written a letter to DDMA to reconsider the restrictions worn.
“There are reports from all Delhi that traders face a big problem in operating because of the odd date.
The shop owner even has numbers unfortunately facing this problem.
We have asked for several market associations to open daily shops, such as half opening their stores for three Day and then the rest in others.
The case of fresh covid increases, so this is the only choice, “said Brijesh Goyal, president of the room.
Traders at Nehru Place, Laxmi Nagar, Rohini and several other city markets were also in repairs on Saturday morning.
While some get permission to operate, many are not.