Local businessmen still uncertain
Local businessmen have decided not to send a proposal to Dehradun district administration to change the day for weekly closure of markets in the city. This, after they failed to come up with a day other than Sunday for the weekly closure.
Earlier this month when the district administration instructed to impose weekly closure strictly on Sundays, the local businessmen argued that this was causing a rush on Saturdays which diminishes the very purpose of weekly closure in the marketplaces. However, Dehradun District Magistrate Ashish Kumar Srivastava had clarified that the weekly closure is not initiated by the administration to curb Covid-19. The day of weekly closure is chosen by the local businessmen and the administration is just ensuring its implementation.
After the DM held that the local businessmen can recommend a day unanimously for the weekly closure of markets in the Dehradun city if they find Sunday inapt for weekly closure, the businessmen associated with Doon Valley Mahanagar Udyog Vyapar Mandal (DVMUVM) decided to send a proposal to the administration regarding the same. However, the president of the association Pankaj Masson informed that they have decided not to go ahead with this plan as local businessmen could not select a certain day for weekly closure. “We have asked the local shopkeepers for their views and opinion about keeping Sunday closed for weekly closure. We have also asked them to suggest a day or to agree on a certain day for weekly closure other than Sunday but everyone suggested different days. Since Sunday is mostly considered as a day off in the city, it was difficult for local shopkeepers to choose or agree on any other day for weekly closure. Due to this, we decided not to send any proposal to administration to change the day for weekly closure,” said Masson.
Monday, 21 December 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
