Vizag Rythu Bazaars to Remain Open All Week

Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam collectorate has cancelled the week offs for four out of 14 Rythu Bazars in Vizag. Recently, some farmers met Visakhapatnam North MLA Vishnukumar Raju and requested that Rythu Bazaars be kept open on all days. In 2019, it was decided to give them one day off per week, and now, as a pilot project, the weekend holiday has been cancelled in these four Rythu Bazaars. When Deccan Chronicle contacted, Sheikh Yashkin, the additional director of Rythu Bazaar, mentioned that unofficially, the estate manager and the security guard could make adjustments and having one day off for each was sufficient. G Prasad, the Estate Manager of MVP Rythu Bazar, told Deccan Chronicle, "The Gnanapuram wholesale market, which supplies onion, potato, tomato and other vegetables to Visakhapatnam, remains closed every Sunday.