Exempt trucks from curfew, demand Koyambedu merchants
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Lorry owners want goods vehicles to be allowed at night
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Lorry owners want goods vehicles to be allowed at night An association of Koyambedu merchants and sand lorry owners want trucks transporting goods to be allowed to operate during the total lockdown on Sunday.
Members of the Federation of All Associations of Koyambedu Periyar Vegetable Market said that on average, the market received about 5,000 tonnes of vegetables from various States and other parts of Tamil Nadu, such as Theni, Hosur, Mettupalayam and Perambalur.
Although the wholesale and semi-wholesale markets would be closed on Sunday, any hassle in the operation of vegetable-laden vehicles would affect the supply chain on Monday.
Discussions on with government officials to implement permanent measures
As a precautionary measure to control the spread of COVID-19 and to avoid crowding, the Koyambedu Market Management Committee has introduced a system wherein about 50% of the semi-wholesale and retail shops will be allowed to function on a rotational basis.
Half the 1,800 vegetable and fruit retail outlets in the market have been allowed to operate on alternate days on an odd-even basis as per their shop number. Officials of the management committee said this was being implemented as a temporary solution to reduce the impact of the new COVID-19 restrictions on traders and also to prevent crowding. However, discussions are on to implement permanent measures.
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Semi-wholesalers and retailers have been allowed to function till Monday at the Koyambedu market. Further decisions on operations will be taken on Monday.
Following the new COVID-19 restrictions from Saturday, traders staged a protest on Friday. The Koyambedu Market Management Committee authorities allowed semi-wholesalers to operate temporarily on Saturday.
Alternate arrangements like functioning of shops on rotation basis, restrictions in hours of operation and reducing the number of workers are expected to be discussed during the meeting proposed to be held on Monday. Traders had complained that the new restrictions would affect the livelihood of several farmers and labourers, who are dependent on 1,800 semi-wholesale vegetable outlets and 650 fruits shops. They recalled that they resumed business after a gap of nearly eight months during the COVID-19 lockdown and trade was yet to stabilise.
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April 09, 2021 12:25 IST
Against closure of retail shops, the traders want 50% of the shops be allowed to function on a rotation basis.
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Against closure of retail shops, the traders want 50% of the shops be allowed to function on a rotation basis.
Semi-wholesale and retail traders staged a protest in front of the Koyambedu Market Management Committee office on Friday opposing the move to shut retail shops in Koyambedu market.
According to traders, it would severely affect their livelihood and also farmers who were dependent on the market. About 1,800 shops allotted below 300 sq.ft. of space were classified as semi-wholesale and retail shops. Similarly, there were 650 fruits semi-wholesale shops in the market.
Koyambedu vegetable traders demand a monthly holiday
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They say weekly breaks affect business for semi-wholesalers
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They say weekly breaks affect business for semi-wholesalers
Koyambedu vegetable traders are not in favour of the weekly holidays declared for the wholesale market. Instead, they prefer a holiday on the last Sunday of the month.
Various sections of the Koyambedu market were reopened from September in a phased manner with COVID-19 safety norms in effect. When the vegetable market was shifted back from Thirumazhisai to Koyambedu, Sundays were declared as holidays for maintenance.
However, merchants now want a holiday on the last Sunday of every month as weekly holidays affected the business of semi-wholesalers. They are planning to make a representation about their demand to the Koyambedu Market Management Committee (MMC) and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. D. Rajasekaran, president of the Federation of All Associatio