In a response to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) orders to close shops on alternate days as a preventive measure, the Dadar Traders Associations (Dadar Vyapari Sangh) have written to BMC ward office informing that they will remain closed till Wednesday (Gudi Padwa) in view of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
While the big shopkeepers and businessmen are not bothered too much, small-time traders including vegetable vendors and the entire flower market are likely to undergo a huge loss.

On Thursday afternoon, at around 1.30 pm, when mid-day visited the spot, a majority of shops were shut. There were a few open shops, but they, too, were about to close due to lack of customers.