Mumbai: Navi Mumbai mayor Jaywant Sutar has urged the state government to shut agricultural produce market committee (APMC) market in Vashi after total number of cases in the region touched 395 on Thursday.
This comes a month after the Vashi market resumed operations. "When we had detected a few positive cases, we had requested the state government to seal the market but in vain.
Now that cases are increasing, we have put in a request again," Jaywant Sutar told Mint on a call. Sutar said the rise in the number of covid-19 cases has severely hit supplies and there is fear among traders and buyers.
Food grains are the only items that are supplied to retail markets via APMCs, while for vegetables and fruits, the state allowed direct supply