Tag: social distancing
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Many markets fail to adhere to all govt directives during lockdown
Kolkata: Bengalis love their food and they want it as fresh as possible. Festival or not, Kolkatans can be seen thronging markets for their daily dose of fish and vegetables throughout the year. Even in a lockdown Bengalis want to indulge in their daily habit of marketing and will not be bogged down by ‘unnecessary’…
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Councillors mark slots at the markets for social distancing, Salt Lake Mayor calls it over-reaction
Kolkata: Despite repeated pleas by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, people still throng streets and markets in large numbers, throwing Corona caution to the winds. CM Banerjee had recently asked people to maintain distance between each other at markets. “Don’t crowd around the shops. Stand in a way so that you…