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| Srinagar admin pays heed to demand of traders, orders reopening of shops from today | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jun 12: Paying heed to the demands of traders of Srinagar district the administration of the summer capital of union territory of Jammu & Kashmir today announced opening of shops from Saturday even though on alternate days for different segments of business.
The shops and other business establishments are closed since March 19 in Srinagar after the administration decided to enforce lockdown in the union territory. It would be in place to mention here that Jammu & Kashmir became one of the first states/union territories to enforce lockdown in view of the Corona Virus pandemic.
As per an order issued by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary it has been said that shops in all the markets across the length and breadth of Srinagar would reopen on June 13 (Saturday) according to the schedule drawn by the administration in this regard. The owners as well as the customers have been asked to adhere by Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in this respect.
Bookshops, stationery, chemists, medical shops, grocery, fruits, vegetables, milk and milk products, meat/poultry, farming products (Agri/Horti/Sericulture etc), repair workshops, e-commerce & courier, hotels & restaurants for home-delivery/take-away, bakery and other essential products would remain from Monday to Saturday, reads the order.
The order said that on Monday, Wednesday and Friday readymade garments, cloth shops, cosmetics, footwear Electronics & Electric Material, Jewellery, Tailors/Designers/Boutiques would remain open from 11 AM to 5:30 PM. Similarly, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Handicrafts, Handloom, Hardware, Building material, Furniture, Furnishing, Automobiles, Services stations, Saloons Beauty Parlours and Barbers would be open from 11 AM to 5:30 PM.
“The SOPs contained in Govt of UT of JAK vide Order No.62-JK(DMRRR) of 2020 dated 07-06-2020 for Hotels and Restaurants, Shopping Malls and Salons/Barbershops etc shall be strictly followed. Further, concerned market association shall be responsible for observance of all SOPs,” reads the order adding that wearing mask and physical distancing shall be mandatory.
Equidistant circle in paint indicating mandatory distance shall be marked outside every shop/establishment. No business shall be transacted in absence of guidelines related to mandatory wearing of Masks and Physical distancing. Every shop/establishment shall be properly sanitized before being made operational Hand sanitizers/ hand wash/Soap etc shall also be compulsorily made available at every establishment, reads the order. It said that shopping malls shall prominently display roster for 50 percent shops to be opened on alternate days as prescribed in SEC notification quoted above.
“It is strongly advised for all the shopkeepers to download Aarogya Setu Mobile App on their Mobile Phones. While all trade organizations have assured adherence to laid down norms and SOPs in the interest of public health, the Executive Magistrates and SHOs shall ensure strict enforcement and initiate action in case of violations. Market wise undertaking for this purpose shall be mandatory segregation of trades has been done for maintaining the prescribed 50 percent number of shops. The local market committees shall ensure that in no case the prescribed number limit is violated. Regular inspection shall be made by concerned officials to avoid violations,” the order reads.
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