Chennai: One of Asia's largest wholesale vegetable markets -- Koyambedu wholesale market -- has been closed after the government declared it as a hotspot after hundreds of coronavirus cases were linked to this market.
The decision has left the traders high and dry. "It was a big shock for us when the authorities conveyed to us at 6 pm last evening that they were shutting the market.
They did not consult us. They gave a very limited time to shift our shops to a place around 20 km away from here," said Ram Mohan, member of All Vegetable Associations Action Committee, while speaking to ANI here on Tuesday. "Only 250 shops open now.
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