District administration of West Jaiñtia Hills disperse crowd at Jowai market

A Reporter

SHILLONG: The district administration of West Jaiñtia Hills in Meghalaya on Thursday had to disperse a crowd of sellers and buyers who started overcrowding the Jowai market. Official sources said most of the people were unaware that the earlier order of the State government to open markets on March 26 has been cancelled due to 21 days lockdown announced by the Prime Minister. This all started when people from rural areas landed with their agricultural produces in the market not knowing that there was a curfew being imposed in the entire State. Soon after this, a large crowd started overcrowding the market as people resorted to panic buying of vegetables and other essential items that were available without adhering to the advisory on the need to maintain social distancing. The incident took place in the morning and the district administration immediately took steps to disperse the crowd of market-goers and sellers.

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