Shopkeepers flout admin’s guidelines of roster system

Kanpur: Despite knowing about the risks of Covid-19 infection, people are found ignoring its gravity which is the main cause of spike in coronavirus patients in the city.
The district administration after issuing some guidelines had repeatedly asked the residents to maintain social distancing but many people are neglecting the norms. The shopkeepers in some markets too are ignoring the roster guidelines.
The district magistrate Brahmadeo Ram Tiwarihad directed to open the market in odd and even numbers and said that one shop would be closed between two shops but shopkeepers are opening their shops without following the norms. Some vyapar mandals and traders’ associations have accepted that the roster system was being overlooked but they failed to force the shopkeepers to follow it.
The district administration, after receiving complaints, activated its teams and has so far prosecuted as many as 131 shops and realized fines to the tune of Rs 12800 from them. The teams besides imposing penalties on them also warned them of legal action if they violated the roster.