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With Dhanteras and Diwali around the corner, one of Asia’s biggest wholesale markets, Delhi’s Sadar Bazar, is seeing a heavy footfall and traders are relieved. The business in this market was hit in the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
With the restrictions being lifted, including the mandatory use of masks, traders said sales have started to pick up.
“We have seen some uptick in business over the past few weeks and things are improving. Traders suffered heavy losses in the past two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is high time people return to the markets. The police and the district administration, however, need to ensure that no untoward incident takes place,” said Harjeet Singh, a trader at Sadar Bazar.
In the market, announcements to maintain proper distance and not push others are made regularly. In the last two weeks, heavy crowding has been seen with smaller traders and the common public thronging the market to make last-minute purchases.
According to officials of the district administration, arrangements are being worked out with the civil defence volunteers and the police to manage the crowd.
A senior police officer said, “We have deployed additional force at all the markets to oversee the crowds. Adequate personnel have been deployed to maintain law and order.”
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