Sale of cotton masks picks up in Erode

20/04/2020, STAFF REPORTER,ERODE

Increase in the awareness level among people in Erode helped improve the sale of masks. M. GOVARTHAN M_GOVARTHAN

With the district administration making it mandatory to wear mask, sale of mask, particularly cotton mask that can be washed and reused, has picked up here.

As people are allowed to venture out of their homes to purchase essential commodities, their movement on roads has increased in the past one week.

Hence, Collector C. Kathiravan urged them to wear mask while in public places.

E.V. Jagadeeshwaran, who runs a garment manufacturing unit, said that sale of cotton and pine masks had picked up in the past one week and attributed the reason to the increase in the awareness level among people.

Since these masks, each sold at ₹ 10, could be washed and reused, people preferred them, he said and added that pharmacies, wholesalers, traders and shopkeepers had placed bulk orders in the last two days.

Also, the number of traders selling masks at markets and on arterial roads has gone up.

A manufacturer said the cost of manufacturing a mask was less than ₹ 2 while it was sold at ₹ 10 to the public. “Some traders want to earn quick money,” he said and wanted the price brought down to make it affordable for the poor.