Illegal Vendors Crowd CP, Spark Infection Fear

New Delhi: Unlocking of the economy may have brought some cheer to shopkeepers in Connaught Place, but at the same time the increase in number of hawkers in the corridors and pedestrian walkways in the inner circle is putting lives at risk as crowding has increased the chances of getting infected by the novel coronavirus.

- Vibha.Sharma

The situation is scarier during the weekends as visitors are forced to walk in close proximity. Moreover, the hawkers surround buyers violating social distancing norms with impunity.

“The civic body claims that its teams have been visiting markets frequently and penalizing people for not wearing masks, but at the same time, major violations are occurring right under their noses. I visited Connaught Place on the weekend and found hawkers sitting right at the entrance of AdBlock. They were not only interrupting the movement of pedestrians but clogging the entire corridor. Most importantly, none of them were wearing masks properly,” said a visitor.