Small to large vendors selling items other than essential commodities like vegetables, grocery and medicine have suffered a lot as they have closed their counters as a measure to check spread of novel coronavirus in Brahmapur and other cities of Ganjam district.
Apart from imposing Section 144 of the CrPC to check gathering, district Collector Vijay Amtruta Kulange has also asked all vendors, excepting grocers, druggists and vegetable sellers, to close down their shutters.
Kulange moved in the district headquarters city of Chhatrapur and silk city Brahmapur and created awareness for stopping spread of coronavirus. DRDA PD Er Sidhartha Sankar Swain, Chhatrapur Sub-Collector Priya Ranjan Prusti, Tehsildar Nila Madhab Bhoi, NAC EO Bikram Dora and Chhatrapur IIC Priyash Ranjan Chhotray were present.