Ooty Uzhavar sandhai to be shifted to municipal ground

Udhagamandalam: Uzhavar sandhai in the town will be shifted to Gandhi Maidan (Municipal ground) near the ATC bus stand from Friday as part of the containment measures taken by the district administration.
Collector J Innocent Divya said, “Vegetable shops will be set up in the open area on the municipal ground so that customers could maintain social distancing.”
She said, “Shopkeepers are responsible for maintaining social distancing by customers. Otherwise, they will be asked to close their shops.”
There are over 100 vegetable vendors attached to the Uzhavar sandhai.
People found not wearing face masks in the public will be fined, she said. tnn