New schedule for opening shops issued
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 13 2021:
The State Government has prescribed a new schedule for opening of vegetable vendors, grocery shops and wholesale shops in respect of districts where "Curfew" has been imposed.
The order issued by Chief Secretary and Chairman of State Executive Committee, Dr Rajesh Kumar, stated that local vegetable vendors can be opened from 7 am to 10 am for purchase by the locals on June 16, 19, 22, 25 and 28.It further instructed vegetable vendors to maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from one another and to wear masks all the time.
On opening of grocery shops, the Chief Secretary ordered that only one out of three grocery shops of the total shops/vendors in one location be allowed to open on rotational basis from 7 am to 10 am on Jun 16, 19, 22, 25 and 28 .
If shops or vendors are located in congested rows, then only alternate rows shall be allowed to open and a queue system should be adopted by all shops and vendors, the order said.
The order further mentioned the schedule for opening of wholesale shops of grocery and food essentials located in Thangal and Masjid Road which will be allowed to open from 7 am to 12 pm.
As per the order wholesale shops in Thangal Keithel and Masjid road will be opened for retailers of Imphal West and Imphal East district respectively on Sunday.
On Monday, wholesale shops in Thangal Keithel will be opened for retailers from Senapati and Kangpokpi while wholesale shops in Masjid Road will be opened for retailers from Kamjong district.
On Tuesday, wholesale shops in Thangal Keithel will be opened for retailers from Bishnupur and Noney districts and shops in Masjid Road will be opened for retailers in Tamenglong.
On Wednesday, wholesale shops in Thangal Keithel will be opened for retailers from Ukhrul and Chandel districts and shops in Masjid Road will be opened for retailers from Pherzawl district.
On Thursday, wholesale shops in Thangal Keithel will be opened for retailers from Thoubal and Kakching districts and shops in Masjid road for retailers from Tengnoupal.
On Friday, wholesale shops in Thangal Keithel will be opened for retailers from Churachandpur and shops in Masjid Road will be opened for Jiribam retailers.
And on Saturday, wholesale shops in Thangal Keithel will be opened for Imphal West retailers and shops in Masjid Road for Imphal East retailers.