Ground report: Post-blast, markets slowly returning to normalcy

Around a week after the blast near the Red Fort in Chandni Chowk, traders said the markets witnessed only 50 per cent of the footfall usually seen on weekends before the blast.

A visit by The Tribune correspondent revealed that wholesale markets in the area were slowly returning to normalcy which used to remain jam-packed before the blast.

Though the road had been cleared and traffic movement had resumed, there seems to be a sense of fear among those passing through the area.

Speaking to The Tribune, Sanjay Bhargava, president of the Chandni Chowk Sarv Vyapar Mandal, said the markets witnessed only 50 per cent of the footfall usually seen on Saturday and Sunday before the blast.

He said traders had piled up stock in view of the wedding season, but the business had stalled due to the in