CHENNAI: The Corporation has compiled a list of grocery shops that will home deliver vegetables and groceries to avoid people going to the streets. So, far a list of grocery shops with home delivery option is available for zones in the Southern and Central region and for some in the Northern region of the city corporation.
The Corporation has been shutting down supermarkets and grocery stores that allow crowding and don’t follow the norms of social distancing.
A popular supermarket in Santhome High road was asked to shut down on Monday after Corporation staff found that they did not take efforts towards social distancing. Another, in Model School road was sealed for functioning after 2:30 pm.
According to the latest rules by the State Government, all vegetable and grocery shops are allowed to function from 6 am to 2:30 pm only. Similarly, the ‘crowded’ Chintadripet vegetable market was shifted to the nearby city corporation playground, said Corporation officials.
Zones for which the supermarket details have been compiled
Zone 1- Thiruvottiyur
Zone 3- Madhavaram
Zone 4- Tondiarpet
Zone 6- Thiru Vi Ka Nagar
Zone 7- Ambattur
Zone 8- Anna Nagar
Zone 9- Teynampet
Zone 10- Kodambakkam
Zone 11- Valasaravakkam
Zone 12- Alandur
Zone 13- Adyar
Zone 14- Perungudi
Zone 15- Sholinganallur