The Delhi Disaster Management Authority has taken a major step towards the lockdown implemented due to the Covid-19 epidemic. They have allowed the weekly market to be opened from 24 to 30 August on a test basis. After this, 12 weekly markets in Delhi will open from Monday i.e. 24 August. District officials and municipal corporations have prepared plans to ensure Covid-19 precautionary measures so that corona infections do not spread in the weekly market. After August 30, the functioning of the market will be reviewed and a final decision will be taken whether to let them remain open or not. These were closed since March due to market coronation.

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Municipal corporations held several meetings on Saturday to plan the test of the selected weekly market. A municipality official said that the commissioner of each civic body has asked the deputy commissioner of the zone to select a weekly market to reopen each day. A list of 5-7 markets is expected in each region between August 24 and 30. To ensure compliance of the rules in each market, a nodal officer of the rank of Superintending Officer and a Licensing Officer has been assigned. Punitive action will be taken against the violator.

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Some weekly markets in South Delhi were identified. SDMC will allow markets in the western region from Monday to Sunday in Shiv Nagar, Tilak Nagar, A-1 block Janakpuri, Hari Nagar, B-1 Janakpuri, Khyala and Ashok Nagar respectively. In the south region, markets will open in Pushp Vihar, Saket (Monday), Sheikh Sarai Phase-2 (Tuesday), Gautam Nagar (Thursday), Mohammadpur, Sec-1 RK Puram (Friday) and Sector-7 KK Puram (Sunday). In Najafgarh area, the main Najafgarh market will open on Monday while Dwarka Mor-Kakraula market will operate on Tuesday.

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