Shops to operate on alternate days based on which side of the road they are on; traders unimpressed, say no use opening for a few hours when e-commerce for non-essentials are allowed on all days
Closed shops seen outside Dadar station on the western side in April. File pics
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BMC’s new orders: Non-essential shops in Mumbai to operate from 7 am to 2 pm on alternate days
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In a circular issued on Monday, Mumbai’s civic chief Iqbal Singh Chahal allowed shops selling non-essential goods to function on alternate days based on the side of the road they are on — left or right. All non-essential shops will have to be shut on weekends. The order, however, has irked shopkeepers who claimed that it is impractical and would only benefit e-commerce players who have been allowed to operate throughout the week.