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				The morning after the government suddenly demonetized Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, two of Mumbai&#39;s most popular ectectronic markets remained deserted &nbsp;on Wednesday even as chaos prevailed on roads, petrol stations, drug stores, retail outlets and wholesale markets in Mumbai as all daily cash transactions choked up.</div>
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				Irla market in the Vile Parle area along with the south Mumbai&#39;s &nbsp;Lamington Road market are majorly driven by cash transactions, a trend that has now turned against the vendors.</div>
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				Meanwhile, 24-hour pharmacies and retail petrol stations had an unending stream of customers offering big notes for conducting small value transactions, putting a severe strain on their stocks of Rs 100, Rs 50, Rs 20 and Rs 10 notes and coins</div>
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				&quot;I exhausted over Rs 60,000 worth in small notes in one hour - usually that is my fortnight&#39;s stock. The crowds don&#39;t stop coming. Where will I get more change?&quot; rued the manager of a pharmacy chain in Kandivali in north-west Mumbai.</div>
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				The wholesale fresh fruits and vegetables market in Navi Mumbai experienced piling up of these perishable goods as most wholesalers turned up with the banned currency notes.</div>
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				&quot;We are asking the banks to allow us to accept these notes and cooperate in exchanging them later. Failing this the huge quantities of fresh goods which came from farms will perish and the farmers and traders could incur losses worth crores of rupees,&quot; said an official.</div>
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				Scenes of uproar were also witnessed at petrol pumps as customers offered the demonetized notes for small value transactions though many opted for credit/debit card transactions.</div>
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				The situation was compounded as all banks and ATMs remained shut on Wednesday.</div>
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				Massive traffic snarls were witnessed at all entry and exit points of Mumbai, the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and other toll roads as the toll contractors refused to accept high value notes and did not permit vehicles to cross over to the other side.</div>
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				Alarmed by the growing anger among the crowds, one toll post - Khalapur on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway - allowed vehicles toll-free, at least for Wednesday.</div>
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				People encountered similar problems for daily routines like ordering food and beverages, either online, or in restaurants or at take-away counters as well as railway and bus stations.</div>
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				Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government has convened a high-level meeting later on Wednesday to discuss the fallout of the government decision on the masses.</div>
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Meanwhile, pharmacies and petrol stations had customers offering big notes for conducting small value transactions

A day after demonetisation, Mumbai descends into tumult

Wholesale markets bloom, gadget markets look deserted over demonetisation confusion

Meanwhile, pharmacies and petrol stations had customers offering big notes for conducting small value transactions

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