Economic activities may have resumed in the NCR during the much-relaxed lockdown 4.0, but the restrictions on the interstate movement of people have severely impacted the traders and professionals of the national capital and its satellite cities, their associations have said.
In Delhi, several markets are now opening on the odd-even basis, but they are facing problems since interstate public transport, including the Metro, is not functional, making it difficult for traders and professionals to commute.
For those engaged in the essential services, commuting across the border seems a lesser hassle, but people in other sectors are finding it difficult to move between cities.
Those working in Delhi and residing in the satellite cities or vice-a-versa face an uphill task on daily basis as they try to reach their workplaces.
Earlier this week, when the Delhi Transport Corporation started its operations, many of its buses did not hit the road as the drivers residing in neighbouring cities could not report for work due to restrictions.
On Wednesday, a group of workers clashed with the police in Gurgaon after they were stopped from crossing the city borders.
The neighbouring cities have sealed the borders with Delhi to check the spread of coronavirus.
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has sealed the Noida-Delhi border for movement, except for emergencies or essential services and for people having administration-issued passes. Same is the case with adjoining Ghaziabad.
The move is aimed at combating Covid-19 transmission as the two districts have reported coronavirus cases.
“People having e-passes or passes issued by the district administration are being allowed to commute as usual. The police check their passes on the borders. No person would be allowed to enter Ghaziabad without valid passes,” Ghaziabad District magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey told PTI.
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