Kalamna shut, APMC shifts markets to zones

Proshun Chakraborty | TNN | Apr 16, 2020, 04:24 IST

Nagpur: With Covid-19 cases rising in the city, the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) has decided to keep the only the wholesale Kalamna vegetable market in east Nagpur closed. “As an alternative, growers and wholesale traders will work with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to keep makeshift vegetable markets at open places in nine zones operational,” said APMC chairman Nandkishore Gour.
In a statement, Gour said that the decision was taken by the administration in view of the Covid-19 scenario. Apart from vegetable growers, wholesalers will also operate from temporary markets set up by the civic body. The Kalamna market will remain closed till further orders, informed Gour.
According to the APMC decision, wholesale traders will set up shop at the Jaitala weekly bazaar, Ram Nagar ground, Yeshwant Stadium, Jaitala weekly market, Ramnagar playground, Yeshwant Stadium, the open space at Indraprasth Society (Kalode Mahavidyalay, Beltarodi road), Pipla Road (near Dhage’s bungalow), Unthkhana ground (opposite Tata Capitol Heights), Bhagwan Nagar playground (near post office), Balaji Nagar ground (near Velu Corner), Renuka Vihar Colony ground, Narendra Nagar NIT ground, Shrinagar ground (Darshan Colony), stadium off Tajbagh Road (near PF office), Dighori ground (old Bagadganj), Sardara Wallabhai Patel playground (Kucchivisa Bhavan, near Satnami Nagar), Bhaskar Vyas ground (east Wardhaman Nagar), Deepak Nagar (Uppalwadi Road), Nara Road, Krishna Dham (Zingabai Takli) and Gumnam Lawns (Gorewada).