Fish auctions get a COVID makeover in Thiruvananthapuram
The Hindu
At the Valiyathura fish market, the police have been regulating entry to prevent overcrowding.
Fish auctions have come under tight leash along the coastal belt of Thiruvananthapuram district. The police have made deployments teams to enforce social-distancing norms and regulate entry in such areas that are prone to a COVID-19 spread of alarming proportions. The City police have evolved a system involving circles drawn on sand using chalk powder by way of which the auctioneer stood at the centre and the bidders were positioned at circles around him at a safe distance. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order, Traffic) Vaibhav Saxena said that the arrangement fostered COVID-appropriate behaviour and marked a shift from the conventional method when fish auctions witness motley crowds of buyers jostling with each other to bid for the day’s haul at fishing landing centres.
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