Covid-19 Hits Donkeys Too. But in Madhya Pradesh it's at a Trade Fair
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Covid-19 Hits Donkeys Too. But in Madhya Pradesh it's at a Trade Fair

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Covid-19 has marred economy badly and even cattle trade is not spared by the financial slowdown brought about by the virus. The annual donkey fair organised at Satna in Madhya Pradesh is no exception to economic slowdown as the trade was dismal this year. Initiated in the era of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, the fair started on the day of Diwali and continues for next two days, on the banks of river Mandakini in religious town Chitrakoot. Ramesh Chandra Pandey, one of the fair organisers, said that this year lesser numbers of animals have arrived and the trade has been dismal for want of buyers. We had lesser numbers of buyers but there were also buyers who bought 10-12 horse and donkeys at one go, said trader Om Prakash.

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