Madikeri, April. 13: Due to the Corona lockdown situation in the district, the meat and fish trade was being closed for nearly a month and on the 13th there was a chance to sell them. Due to the inevitable situation, the meat-lovers in the district have become accustomed to their taste. Kodagu District, is well named for alcohol and non-vegetarian dishes. But these were given a break because of the deadly corona virus. This caused many days of hardship, not only for meat and fish lovers but also for those who were dependent on this trade. The district has relaxed the restrictions so far, allowing them to sell fruits, vegetables including selling meat, and fish on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, weekly. There was an oppurtunity to have trade from 6am to 12pm. Today, which was the first day of restriction loosening, found traders to be somewhat upbeat. If the traders competed for more sales in the stipulated time, those who had come to buy meat had to rush to get their sheep, pork and fish.
Customers were seen standing in front of a few shops, maintaining a social gap and getting the goods they needed. There was a fierce trade in other parts of the district, including the central headquarters, as it allowed for business-only trade in the stipulated time.
Not only humans who love mear, but also pets - cats, dogs have been fed by those who have not yet been fed. Now, after a long time, in the opportunity available for meat - fish trading, meat lovers took advantage of the opportunity offered by traders if they were content with some hardship. The first day's business was good. But due to time constraints and the impossibility of trading the next day, traders could not afford to trade much. Because of this, consumers were faced with a shortage of meat. At 10.30-11 am, everything was empty. Venuguru, of Kohinoor Junction, Madikeri, who had visited the Coorg Special Meat Sale responded with Shakti.
"One way" for the customers
Often it is natural to follow the One Way code on the roads to control traffic congestion. But in order to maintain a social gap, pedestrian travellers at the city's bus stands were obliged to follow the One Way Code. Travellers were only allowed access to the buses, not inside the station. This facilitated trading.
Customers who didn't come to the bus stop
Vegetable trading was arranged at a private bus station today, so as not to get crowded. But there was a lack of customers and some vegetable traders could not afford the day's bonanza.
Less business in bakeries
Although the district allowed the bakery to open, it seemed as if people were not interested in buying bakery equipment today. Most of the people are unaware about the opening of the bakeries. Since the bakeries were not opened for these days, foods like puffs, samosa etc were not prepared. This is because only the packaged ingredients such as company biscuits and juices are available and purchased by customers. Ashraf, owner of the city's "Safa bakery", responded to "Shakti" that the bakery was initially cleaned and then opened for business. Some bakeries have even seen a half-shutter clean up.
People crowded in Napoklu
Heavy traffic congestion and traffic jams in Napoklu town today. It was visible that the public was falling off buying fish. Customers at the fair shop and banks were crowded. It was found that most people did not even wear the mask. Increased traffic meant there was no opportunity to bridge the social gap. The police had to struggle to control vehicles and people. The buyers were forced to close the shop despite the 12 hour time limit for the purchase. The number of customers standing in front of the bank did not diminish even after 12.30 pm. Together, the town of Napoklu was like a fair.
(This article is translated by xklsv internet media pvt. Ltd, from shakthidaily.info; the Shakthi Daily is not liable for any errors in translation.)
