No food delivery as eateries remain shut in Madurai

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No food delivery as eateries remain shut in Madurai

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Madurai:  07.04.2021 

As eateries and hotels in Madurai city and the suburbs remained shut on polling day, delivery was also stopped causing trouble to people dependent the service on Tuesday. The eateries and hotels were closed to help the employees exercise their franchise.

The online delivery firms also did not deliver food on Tuesday afternoon, much to the inconvenience of bachelors and people, who had decided to eat out after voting.

However, some hotels were open for dinner service later in the evening.

There were small shops that doubled up as eateries that made some quick money on election day this year, selling water bottles, soft drinks, vadas and bhaji. Beeman of Sakkimangalam said that there was not enough water at the polling booth in their region and he had made some arrangements through his contacts.

A one liter bottle of water, which would sell at Rs 15 normally, was being sold for Rs 20 or more in many of the villages in Madurai, while tender coconut and watermelon sellers also made decent money on the day.

As there was delay in food supply to election officials in a polling location in Valayankulam village in Thirumangalam-Madurai airport road, party men offered them food and refreshments. Street vendors selling fruits like watermelon and sugarcane juice saw good sale on polling day. “We have been seeing good sales since summer began. But, we had better sales on Tuesday as people came to vote in huge numbers to the polling booth, which is located nearby,” said N Muthulakshmi, who runs a sugarcane juice stall with her husband on Kamarajar Salai.

The online delivery firms also did not deliver food on Tuesday afternoon, much to the inconvenience of bachelors and people who had decided to eat out after voting