PUNE: The Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) Pune with the local police will ensure stricter implementation of lockdown measures near the Gultekdi market, where retail vegetable and fruit vendors have been crowding to sell their produce.
The APMC has also told wholesalers to not indulge in retail business, to curb the footfall of individual buyers on the premises.
An official said the vendors line up at the entrance gates of the wholesale market. Authorities from the APMC said they had been urging the vendors to not occupy the open spaces. They have identified around seven to eight locations where vendors have been crowding.
“. During the national lockdown period, we want retail vendors to avoid occupying the roads and footpaths. We are also urging retail customers to not visit the wholesale market, as it is causing overcrowding,” a senior official said. The APMC has sought help of the local police during weekends when the market witnesses higher footfall.
The APMC administrator BJ Deshmukh said, “The retailers will face action in the next few days. We have also told our staff present at various gates to remain alert. The action is being jointly planned with the police. We are also putting barricades at all places to prevent people who are not required from coming to the market.”
“We will take action to ensure obstacle-free business at the wholesale market at Gultekdi. The action against vendors will be intensified as per the requirements. We are providing adequate force for the same,” SS Nimbalkar, senior inspector of Market Yard police station, said.
A wholesaler from APMC said that the administration had already put restrictions on the timings for trade. “We are ready to cooperate with the administration to streamline daily business and avoid unnecessary crowds,” the trader said.
The APMC has also told wholesalers to not indulge in retail business, to curb the footfall of individual buyers on the premises.
An official said the vendors line up at the entrance gates of the wholesale market. Authorities from the APMC said they had been urging the vendors to not occupy the open spaces. They have identified around seven to eight locations where vendors have been crowding.
“. During the national lockdown period, we want retail vendors to avoid occupying the roads and footpaths. We are also urging retail customers to not visit the wholesale market, as it is causing overcrowding,” a senior official said. The APMC has sought help of the local police during weekends when the market witnesses higher footfall.
The APMC administrator BJ Deshmukh said, “The retailers will face action in the next few days. We have also told our staff present at various gates to remain alert. The action is being jointly planned with the police. We are also putting barricades at all places to prevent people who are not required from coming to the market.”
“We will take action to ensure obstacle-free business at the wholesale market at Gultekdi. The action against vendors will be intensified as per the requirements. We are providing adequate force for the same,” SS Nimbalkar, senior inspector of Market Yard police station, said.
A wholesaler from APMC said that the administration had already put restrictions on the timings for trade. “We are ready to cooperate with the administration to streamline daily business and avoid unnecessary crowds,” the trader said.
