<p>Wholesale vegetable market at Amargol APMC yard in the city on Friday witnessed a mad rush and chaos, forcing the police to wield batons to disperse the crowd.</p>.<p>The police resorted to lathi-charge when hundreds of people, including the vendors, traders, farmers and retain buyers caught breaching social distancing, an infection control measure introduced in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. </p>.<p>After the police started wielding lathis to disperse crowds, the vendors and farmers fled the scene, abandoning the vegetables/produce. Stray cattle had a feast, while a few people grabbed the opportunity that came their way and made away with vegetables for free.</p>.<p>Farmers and traders complained that they incurred huge loss as vegetables could not be sold due to the lathi-charge.</p>.<p>Closing down regular vegetable markets at Janata Bazaar, Durgadabail, Sarafgatti, Ganeshpet, Hirepet, and Old Hubballi, and those in Dharwad, the Hubballi-Dharwad Mahanagara Palike (HDMP) arranged makeshift markets at Nehru Stadium, Eidgah Maidan, Old Bus Stand, New Bus Stand, Heggeri ground, and Settlement ground in Hubballi. </p>.<p>Panic-stricken people were seen breaching social distancing, despite the fact that distance boxes were marked at all makeshift markets. The police had a torrid time in forcing the people in maintaining distance. Three hours of time was given for the business at these retail<br />markets.</p>.<p>Later in the day, Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar inspected APMC vegetable market and Nehru Stadium, along with Deputy Commissioner Deepa Cholan and other officials.</p>.<p>He instructed the officials to decentralise vegetable markets, to avoid crowding, and take steps to make retailers supply vegetables to different localities, using mini-goods vehicles or push-carts.</p>.<p>Officials are instructed to take steps to arrange a wholesale vegetable market at different places at the APMC yard itself, to avoid crowding. Retailers should supply vegetables to all localities in all wards, Shettar added.</p>
<p>Wholesale vegetable market at Amargol APMC yard in the city on Friday witnessed a mad rush and chaos, forcing the police to wield batons to disperse the crowd.</p>.<p>The police resorted to lathi-charge when hundreds of people, including the vendors, traders, farmers and retain buyers caught breaching social distancing, an infection control measure introduced in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. </p>.<p>After the police started wielding lathis to disperse crowds, the vendors and farmers fled the scene, abandoning the vegetables/produce. Stray cattle had a feast, while a few people grabbed the opportunity that came their way and made away with vegetables for free.</p>.<p>Farmers and traders complained that they incurred huge loss as vegetables could not be sold due to the lathi-charge.</p>.<p>Closing down regular vegetable markets at Janata Bazaar, Durgadabail, Sarafgatti, Ganeshpet, Hirepet, and Old Hubballi, and those in Dharwad, the Hubballi-Dharwad Mahanagara Palike (HDMP) arranged makeshift markets at Nehru Stadium, Eidgah Maidan, Old Bus Stand, New Bus Stand, Heggeri ground, and Settlement ground in Hubballi. </p>.<p>Panic-stricken people were seen breaching social distancing, despite the fact that distance boxes were marked at all makeshift markets. The police had a torrid time in forcing the people in maintaining distance. Three hours of time was given for the business at these retail<br />markets.</p>.<p>Later in the day, Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar inspected APMC vegetable market and Nehru Stadium, along with Deputy Commissioner Deepa Cholan and other officials.</p>.<p>He instructed the officials to decentralise vegetable markets, to avoid crowding, and take steps to make retailers supply vegetables to different localities, using mini-goods vehicles or push-carts.</p>.<p>Officials are instructed to take steps to arrange a wholesale vegetable market at different places at the APMC yard itself, to avoid crowding. Retailers should supply vegetables to all localities in all wards, Shettar added.</p>