Civic body closes down Gandhi Market
The Hindu
Wholesale, retail operations shifted to WB Road
Tiruchi Corporation has closed down Gandhi Market with immediate effect. Both retail and wholesale operations will be conducted on West Boulevard Road, the civic body announced on Saturday. The move, aimed at checking spread of COVID-19, comes after a month-long deadlock over shifting of retail operations of the market to G. Corner on Tiruchi-Chennai Highway. The Corporation had made various arrangements at the ground for transaction of business at night.
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