With non-essential services shut for standalone shops and imposition of a time limit for essential services in the state, retailers and traders have claimed that the decision has cost them Rs 24,000 crore. While lockdown measures have been extended for another two weeks, they are hopeful of some amendments coming in their way. 

The shop owners say they have limited staff to cater to large crowds that assemble because of curtailed timings and that many customers show up after 9 am. As a result, they have to deal with chaos almost every day, they claim.