MUMBAI: The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Navi Mumbai may find it tough to function when it reopens on Monday, given that nearly 5,000 of workers may have migrated to their hometowns and fears of contracting covid-19, APMC officials said.
Maharashtra government on Saturday announced resumption of three APMC markets-- food grains, vegetables and spices-- from Monday in Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
The fruits, and potato-onion market will reopen Thursday. “However, the markets will function only with 20% strength. The problem is that even if we open the market, since a lot of laborers have left for their villages the market may not be able to function properly in terms of unloading and delivery of goods," said Nilesh Veera, director