Siliguri, 20th April: Taking another precautionary measure to combat COVID-19, the vegetable and fruit shops in Siliguri Bidhan Market have been shifted to the Mela grounds of Kanchenjunga Stadium on Monday.
Such an initiative has been taken to avoid overcrowding and maintain social distancing. As per the reports, police surveillance will be kept in the area regularly to ensure whether all the government protocols are being followed properly or not.
The vendors have been asked to set up the shops maintaining adequate distance. The police strictly ordered everyone to wear mouth masks and maintain social distance (a minimum of 1 m) inside the market premises.