EDITEDAll quiet in city on Lockdown Day 2; BMC yet to work out veggie supply
Bhopal: Sunday, the second day of the 10-day lockdown in Bhopal, was quieter than the first day. It was also the third Sunday lockdown of the month, which had found overwhelming response from the people on previous two Sundays, and July 26 was no different.
On Saturday, the first day of the lockdown, there was some traffic on the road between 10 am and 11 am and later in the evening from 5 pm to 7 pm as people, who went to office, were on the road during the period.
But Sunday.was a holiday for all and only those who really had some urgent work came out of their houses. However, the district administration's assurance that the BMC would ensure regular supply.of vegetables in residential areas doesn't seem to have moved the civic administration into action. No vegetable vans with the BMC banner was seen during the previous lockdown in the city.
When asked about provisions for vegetable supply, district admimistration spokesperson, Arun Rathore, said that attempt was being made to revive the old system in which vendors authorised by the BMC used to sell vegetables in different locations. He also said that temporary markets on the outskirts of the city will be back in business till the lockdown. SDM, Huzur, and SDM, Kolar, have been given the responsibility to make arrangements for the vegetable markets. The grocery bag, which the food safety department provided to the Sanchi Milk Parlours for sale during the previous round of the lockdown when grocery shops were closed as now, is not available either. However, some milk parlours have stock of grocery on their own for sale. People, at least for now, are not complaining about closure of grocery/vegetable shops, since the lockdown was not abrupt and they had a couple of days to stock up essentials. In fact, some of the people TOI talked to, were happy that grocery/vegetable shops were closed.
When asked about provisions for vegetable supply, district admimistration spokesperson, Arun Rathore, said that attempt was being made to revive the old system in which vendors authorised by the BMC used to sell vegetables in different locations. He also said that temporary markets on the outskirts of the city will be back in business till the lockdown. SDM, Huzur, and SDM, Kolar, have been given the responsibility to make arrangements for the vegetable markets. The grocery bag, which the food safety department provided to the Sanchi Milk Parlours for sale during the previous round of the lockdown when grocery shops were closed as now, is not available either. However, some milk parlours have stock of grocery on their own for sale. People, at least for now, are not complaining about closure of grocery/vegetable shops, since the lockdown was not abrupt and they had a couple of days to stock up essentials. In fact, some of the people TOI talked to, were happy that grocery/vegetable shops were closed.
“There was crowd on the streets after the initial days of lockdown-1 essentially because vegetable/fruit vendors and grocery shops were allowed to operate. As of now, people have enough of grocery and vegetables. May be after a couple of days, people will start looking out for vegetables. I hope by then BMC will have a system in place to cater to them,” said Dinesh Saxena, a resident of Trilanga.
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