Markets witness usual crowd ahead of lockdown
The Hindu
Vegetable markets across the district on Saturday witnessed usual crowd ahead of the total lockdown on Sunday.The State government has announced lockdown from 10 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, as a m
Vegetable markets across the district on Saturday witnessed usual crowd ahead of the total lockdown on Sunday.
The State government has announced lockdown from 10 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19.
There was usual crowd at the Nethaji vegetable market and uzhavar sandhai on Saturday. Traders said that business was normal. Prices of vegetables have fallen by 40% to 50% when compared to the prices that prevailed during the first week of January. Traders said that only on January 7, the crowd was high as people purchased in bulk fearing extension of lockdown.
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