Chennai: Despite Chennai topping Tamilnadu’s corona meter, there seems to be little awareness among people, who thronged market areas in large numbers today, ahead of the total lockdown.
Vehicles were seen lined up on the roads leading to the market areas as police found it tough to control the free flow of vehicles.
Similar was the scene in other market areas of the city and elsewhere in the districts, where the administration hs
put in place stringent norms, by regulating the people’s movements for twice/thrice a week by issuing coloured passes for specific days.
At the busy Aryagowda Road and at Station Road in West Mambalam,in the city, there was mad rush among the people to get their essentials as almost all the shops made brisk sales.
Even small grocery shops and parlours selling milk and curd, attracted huge crowds and a minimum of 30 to 40 people were seen queued up at any point of time.
A large number of vehicles were seen parked on the Arya Gowda Road , which was as busy as ever, doubting whether lockdown has been in force or not.
The crowd was unprecedented in the Station Road, housing various grocery and retail veggies, as there was literally no breathing space, leave alone space for parking.
The scene was no different in shops (popularly called as ‘Pattani Kadai’) selling peanuts and groundnuts as people were seen lined up to get their stocks.