Huge rush of people was witnessed in the market during the first day of Dhanteras this year. All this, as Dhanbad market, based on a large number of service class customers, made a comeback for the first time after the Covid-19 crisis and witnessed some brisk sell of a wide range of products including FMCG products and also automobiles, utensils, sweets, other items like diyas, candles, and other decorative materials, etc.
Talking to The Telegraph Online today, Rajesh Gupta, former president of Federation of Dhanbad Zila Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the Dhanbad economy is based on the employees of a wide range of Public Sector Companies, institutions, and major private sector companies like Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Tata Steel, Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited, Maithon Power Limited, IIT (ISM), BIT Sindri, Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, etc. who are largely unaffected due to the Covid-19 crisis.
“Though the sale of clothes and footwear was abysmally low during the Durga Puja the situation improved significantly during the Diwali as people are buying all kinds of items like utensils, FMCG products, automobile, sweets, crackers, etc,” said Gupta.
A lady trying gold jewelleries before purchasing at a jewellery shop in Dhanbad on the occasion of Dhanteras in Dhanbad on Thursday. Picture by Gautam Dey
Echoing sentiments with Gupta, Surendra Arora, a gift shop owner of Bank More locality who is also the former president of Bank More Chamber of Commerce said that we are expecting the Diwali and Dhanteras sales to be also of the same tune as the previous year.
Giving details of two-wheeler sale, AK Mazumdar, Manager of Guru Kripa Auto, “The sale of two-wheelers is likely to be almost similar to last year as we sold 995 two-wheelers on Dhanteras last year and since the Dhaneras is being celebrated on two days on Thursday and Friday we have registered 550 sales of two-wheelers.”
Sold cars outside a automobile showroom in Dhanbad on the occasion of Dhanteras in Dhanbad on Thursday. Picture by Gautam Dey
Echoing sentiments, Gopal Chatterjee, Manager of Reliable Industries, authorized dealer of Maruti Cars said, “We have received 450 bookings of different cars this Diwali and which is almost the same as that of last Diwali.”
“We are also facing a shortage of vehicles and some customers will be provided with vehicles during Chhath despite advance booking made by them due to short supply of vehicles from the manufacturers,” informed Chatterjee.
Manish Kumar, Manager of the biggest outlet of FMCG products in Dhanbad, Great Eastern Trading Company said, “We are registering the sale of all products like television and especially Smart TVs besides washing machines, water purifiers, refrigerator, oven, etc.
