Mobile vegetable shops a boon for villages in districts

TNN | Mar 27, 2020, 04.42 AM IST

Trichy: M Mohamed Saleem, 46, who has been selling vegetables at the weekly markets in Trichy, has converted his mini truck into a mobile vegetable shop to cater to the needs of villages around Trichy and Pudukottai.

He says people in the city can take their motorcycles to the neighbourhoods to purchase vegetables from markets. But for many villagers, cities have become inaccessible in the absence of public transport.

Mohamed along with his wife purchases vegetables from Gandhi market and sell them in a few villages on the outskirts.

Mohamed is not alone in the business, there are many in the area who are running such mobile vegetable shops. “Villages do not have access to markets now,” said M Rajesh from Mullupatti near Avur. Such mobile vegetables shops are of good help, he said.

S Ramalingam, 45, owner of another mobile vegetable shop, said that they have been spreading awareness on Covid-19. “We will try to keep the price low, but the state government must ensure that supply of vegetables to markets is not affected, which may lead to price hike,” he said.

“Many villages are hesitant to venture out of their house fearing police action. Such mobile shops, in a way have reduced the number of people outdoors,” said T Ramakishanan from Thiruverumbur.