Mumbai supplies to be hit as Vashi APMC shuts for a week to curb Covid-19

The need to close the mandi arose after confirmed Covid-19 cases surpassed 80 within the APMC itself and shot past 450 across Navi Mumbai, where this mandi situated

The government of Maharashtra has decided to keep Vashi Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) shut for a week to prevent the spread of Covid-19, which has started infecting market participants rapidly. As a result, the supply of vegetables, fruits and grains from this market Vashi APMC will cease from May 11 after market is closed. 

In a meeting held with mandi officials, traders and other participants in the agri value chain, Anoop Kumar, Principal Secretary, Marketing Department, Government of Maharashtra, decided to shut operations at APMC Vashi mandi for seven days between May 11 and 17.

“We have decided to