NEW DELHI: Reeling under mounting losses, traders have appealed to lieutenant governor Anil Baijal to further relax the timings for operation of shops.
In a letter to LG, who heads the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, the New Delhi Traders' Association has cited the easing of norms for restaurants and requested that shops be allowed to stay open till 9.30pm. "We have been receiving representations from shopkeepers that they be allowed to keep the establishments open till 9.30pm. The 8pm deadline requires traders to stop the business activity by 7pm,"the letter states.