Mysore/Mysuru: J.K. Grounds in the heart of the city and located very close to the City Railway Station, was a bee-hive of activity this morning as people from all parts of the city thronged the venue for purchase of flowers and other puja articles for the Gowri-Ganesha festival later this week.
In view of the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the MCC had ordered temporary shifting of Devaraja Flower Market to the spacious J.K. Grounds as a crowd control measure ahead of Gowri-Ganesha festival, for four days from today till Aug.22. Accordingly, more than 140 flower vendors, both wholesale and retail, had begun shifting to J.K. Grounds since yesterday morning itself. The vendors, anticipating rains during the four-day period, have erected large water-proof tents having a span of 15’x15’, under which 4 to 6 vendors have set up stalls, sharing between them the rent and cost of erection. While setting up the stalls, the vendors have ensured maintenance of physical distancing among themselves as directed by the authorities.
