Sector 26 mandi to be closed on Mondays
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Sector 26 mandi to be closed on Mondays
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The grain market in Sector 26 will now be closed every Monday starting from tomorrow. The authorities will undertake sanitisation of the whole market. Thus, there will be no distribution of vegetables and fruits by the administration buses. The authorities said in future, they could consider odd-even plan for opening the mandi. Manoj Parida, UT Adviser, tweeted: “Retail vegetable shops will continue to be open. Private venders, online orders and cart-wallahs will be available.” Handwash station The Municipal Corporation has installed a pedal-operated hand-washing station at the grain market. It has been designed by Ordnance Factory, Chandigarh. It has been designed in a way that people need not use hands to open tap or take liquid handwash. By pressing a right pedal with foot, the tap opens. By pressing the left pedal with another foot, handwash liquid comes out. “It has been placed near our camp office. Daily, our buses take vegetables and fruits from here. Also, a number of vendors and customers visit the area. Thus, they can use the machine with more safety now,” said an MC official. “The machine will make sure that people do not have to touch hands and it will help in stopping the virus to spread,” said the official. — TNS
Publisher
The Tribune
Date
2020-04-06
Coverage
Chandigarh