City-wide lockdown day 2: Few residents stepped out in Thane

THANE: Day two of the city-wide lockdown in Thane witnessed near compliance of the lockdown as barely few residents stepped out thanks to prior warnings issued by the authorities.
Even as the police had initially allowed Jambhli vegetable traders to operate maintaining social distancing till 11am daily, the municipal authorities forced it shut, Friday morning. Few illegal hawkers did brisk business in the vicinity, alleged some vendors.
“We ordered vegetables from Pune and Nashik but the corporation denied us permission to operate. Even as we were refused to operate, few unregistered vendors were blatantly operating illegally till dawn at the Talao Pali section,” complained a vegetable trader.
The corporation informed they received complaints of safety norms not being followed at Jambhli market. “We are taking action on vendors operating illegally in the city since Thursday. Our anti-encroachment teams swooped down on 127 vendors operating in the city and destroyed their wares,” informed an official.
Meanwhile, several shops and utilities in the city including those at Manpada, Uthalsar, Vartak Nagar and Pawar Nagar preferred to stay shut following confusion over operating timing as traders cited no staff turnout and low business as many residents had stocked up earlier.
Meanwhile, the Thane corporation has started issuing e-passes strictly on https://covidthane.org/ while any clarifications can be addresed via email on digithane.contact@thanecity.gov.in. “Those wanting to travel within or beyond the city will have to access the website and using the given dropcaps, will have to key in relevant justification for travel and details following which the same will be analysed and if found justified, will be issued permissions,” informed an official.