Srinagar: Welcoming the move by administration to conduct Covid-19 test for shopkeepers and traders, Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) on Saturday said that the initiative will create a sense of security among shopkeepers and consumers.
According to statement issued to KNS, Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) President Ajaz Shahdhar said that for past four days, the administration in Srinagar has carried out a comprehensive drive to investigate the Covid-19 among traders on war footing with positive and far reaching results. He said that if the initiative had been launched earlier, it would have yielded significant achievements so far, but it would also have been helpful in preventing the spread of pandemic now.
“It is not too late, but if the scope of these tests is seriously expanded and they are conducted in the markets of towns and other areas, the drive will be helpful”, he said.
President KTA said that there will be a sense of security among shopkeepers and traders and it can be profitable for businesses as well.
He hoped that Divisional Commissioner would reconsider its policy of reopening shops and other business establishments in alternative days, so that traders and business community could come out of the damage they suffered from last six months.
“Shopkeepers have been tested for Covid-19, there is no reason to keep these markets closed on alternate days, but they should be allowed to continue trading in these markets for a full week”, Shahdhar said. (KNS)