The 81st edition of the All India Industrial Exhibition, popularly known as Numaish, reopened on Friday to few visitors and fewer shops.
After the Omicron variant reared its head, the authorities were forced to temporarily close the exhibition on January 6 in compliance with government restrictions.
On Friday, a vast majority of the approximately 1,500 shops were being set up. Several workers were engaged in setting up wood and cloth structures for vendors to move in and begin business, even as retro Bollywood songs blared over the speakers across its sprawling grounds. A handful of stall selling clothes, and dry fruits were open for business. Early in the evening, visitors started to saunter in, but it appeared to be a trickle.
