Also Read: Nurses heave a sigh of relief as Western Railway introduces two extra shuttle services between Dahanu and Virar<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nThe CAMIT arrived on this decision following a unanimous view among various member associations (there are 800 associations of retailers, wholesalers, small scale industries, traders etc affiliated to it), during a video conferencing meeting held on July 15. General Secretary of the Navi Mumbai Vyapari Mahasangh (NMVM), Pramod Joshi told thenews21<\/strong>, “We have about 15,000 establishments between Airoli and Belapur, who have decided to open our shops from July 20, even if the government chooses to extend the lockdown. Over 60,000 families are dependent on our shops and facing bankruptcy with EMI’s to pay, dues on goods purchased and salaries for workers. Being middle class deprives us of ration or other state relief measures. We got no relief from high electricity bills or property taxes and this just adds to our burden. If we don’t open our outlets, shopkeepers might end up committing suicide owing to economic depression.”<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe NMVM is also upset that while their retail shops are closed, the neighbouring APMC markets and outlets like D-Mart, Reliance Mart etc are kept functional despite many instances of spread of Covid-19 from there. The situation is the same in other satellite towns of Mumbai, which are facing uncertainty about the lockdowns imposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Narsingh Das Vaishnav, founder member of the Mira-Bhayandar Readymade and Cloth Merchants Association says: “We are daily traders with low savings. Our workers have left us because of our inability to pay them salaries. Earlier, our shops were allowed to be opened for alternate days but now even that is not allowed. We have no clarity on when things will be allowed to be open daily like in neighbouring Mumbai district, where shops are open through the day despite spike in Covid cases.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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