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Covid-19: Bitter times for Agra’s ‘petha’ industry, 75% units closed

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AGRA : Agra's famous petha industry has seen a drastic decline in business due to the second wave of Covid-19 impact, according to the traders. "Traders were affected more after the second wave.

We were trying to restart the business after the first wave of the pandemic but after the second wave, we were left with no hope of revival," Rajesh Agrawal, a trader at Agra's popular petha market at Noori Darwaja, told PTI. “Seventy-five percent units, producing petha, have been closed due to the pandemic and only 25% reopened after the lockdown.

Besides, there has been a 70 to 75% decline in sale," he said. Agra’s popular sweetmeat, petha, is made with ash gourd or white pumpkin, which is also called petha in Hindi.

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