Hardware and electronic store owners in Mumbai are getting a major reprieve as the authorities have allowed the reopening of standalone outlets in the city.
The BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi has issued a directive to all 24 municipal commissioners asking them to allow the reopening of electronics and hardware stores across their respective wards. However, the directive also says that not more than one shop can be open on each road. This has bee done to ensure that there is no crowding at any place.
These stores will now join pharmacies and stores selling essential goods that already remain open with social distancing measures in place. The directive reads - “It has been ordered that many essential and lifesaving medical equipment’s, IT systems related to health systems and machine/vehicles are in the state of disrepair due to closing down of electronic and hardware shops and there is urgent need to keep such shops open to some extent.”
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On Monday, there were huge queues outside liquor stores as the government allowed the reopening of non-essential stores including liquor outlets. This led to massive lines outside the stores, taking social distancing norms for a toss.
The incident forced the authorities to rescind the order to some extent, although liquor shops continue to operate in green zones across the state. In related news, a liquor store owner found his outlet robbed on Monday, with items worth nearly Rs 8 lakh said to be missing.
Mumbai’s total coronavirus cases have now touched 10,714 making up for a majority of the 16,769 COVID-19 positive cases in Maharashtra. A total fo 3,094 have recovered from the virus so far, while the state’s death toll stands at 651 as of Wednesday’s official data.
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