All weekly markets of Delhi to open from Monday: CM Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that all weekly markets of the capital would be allowed to open from Monday. Currently, only one such market per day per zone is permitted with only 50% vendor capacity.
“Weekly markets are being opened from Monday. These are poor people. Govt is quite concerned about their livelihoods. However, everyone’s health and lives are also important. I urge everyone to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour after these markets are opened,” Kejriwal tweeted.
The Covid situation in the capital appears to be under control with positivity rate remaining below 0.12% for the last several days. Delhi currently has over 560 active case, while over 50% of its eligible population has received at least one dose of Covid vaccine.
The weekly markets have been closed since the beginning of the second wave in April, and despite almost all economic activities being permitted to operate, weekly markets were not allowed full permission. Traders involved in these markets have been raising demands to allow opening of all the weekly markets.
Delhi Disaster Management Authority order on further unlock will spell out the conditions, which will guide the opening of all the weekly markets.