Ahmedabad: Jewellers’ associations appeal for shutdown till April 30

AHMEDABAD: Jewellers at the markets in Manek Chowk and Ratan Pol have appealed to their members to voluntarily keep their markets shut till April 30, observing a self-lockdown of sorts, in a bid to help curb the spread of Covid-19. On Friday, Manek Chowk Choksi Mahajan and Ratan Pol gold silver jewellery merchants association appealed their members to observe a shutdown till the end of this month.
Several other industry associations too have made similar appeals, some for three days some over this weekend. On Friday, the response to the voluntary lockdown was only lukewarm, with most stores operating with business as usual.