Tamil Nadu - Erode

Textile shops do brisk Deepavali business

— Photo: M. Govarthan

Festive spirit: Crowds throng Erode bazaar.

ERODE: With just two days to go for the Festival of Lights, textile shops here are doing brisk business.

According to the textile merchants, the sale is encouraging and every day textile goods worth over Rs. 6 crore are sold in the textile market alone.

The shops are opened at 7 a.m. and the business goes on till 2 a.m. The shops will remain open from 7 a.m. on Wednesday till early morning on Thursday, the Deepavali day.

Most of the buyers prefer saris ranging from Rs. 150 to Rs. 250 and readymade garments from Rs. 200 to Rs. 300.

The roadside shops also do good business as shirts and trousers are available for cheaper rate and churidars between Rs. 100 and Rs. 300.

The textile shops and RKV Road, Brough Road, Jinnah Street, Muthurangam Street and Prakasam Street remain crowded.

A police watch tower has been set up in the Old Clock Tower area.

In some big textile shops, Closed Circuit television cameras have been installed. Shop keepers say that this has helped prevent thefts inside the shops. There is huge demand for sweets also.

Some popular catering units have hired marriage halls and shops in Erode to prepare sweets. The firecracker shop keepers are expecting a sale of Rs. 5 crore this year.

Due to heavy crowd in the bazaar, traffic has been diverted from Paneerselvam Park to Market via Clock Tower. RKV Road is closed for traffic.

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