Prayagraj: With festival of colours around the corner, city markets are buzzing with hectic activities, from gujia, khoya, papad, gulal, sprinklers, colours etc, there is something for every age group.
All markets, be it the major ones like Chowk, Katra, Civil Lines, Kydganj etc or the prominent locality based including Talirgunj, Rajroopur, Rajapur, Preetam Nagar etc, witnessed brisk buying.
Be it the stalls selling gujia, gulal, colours, cap, masks, pichkari, water-balloons, papad’s of various tastes and colours etc, the shopkeepers are making good business. Besides, different flavours of namkeen and sweets, gujia being the foremost, which are also among the hot favourites in the markets.
Likewise, the shops selling readymade garments are also witnessing a beeline of customers. The shops at Civil Lines, Katra and Kydganj are full of new stock of readymade garments, matching the choice of both youngsters and middle-aged people. Among several outfits, kurta-payjama is the most picked outfit. “I was promising my son to buy pichkaris and colours for the last three days, but it was only on Friday that I was able to take my family for shopping and what else could be high on priority than buying a new dress and a pair of shoes for the little champ,” said Amit, a resident of Ganga Enclave, Jhunsi.
“After the dress, the list contained a variety of colours and pichkaris but I was both surprised and happy when my son stressed on purchasing herbal colours,” he added. Along with these, many of the roadside vendors were seen selling synthetic colours, paints and even varnish, both in golden and silver colours. “Many of the Holi colours, being sold these days, contain many harmful chemicals, some even having dyes meant for industrial uses like dying textiles and are not meant to be applied on humans. These colours contain heavy metals, acids and powdered glass,” informed former head of the department of Chemistry, Allahabad University, Prof Jagdamba Singh.
The black paint, that the youngsters use, has lead oxide, green contains copper sulphate, red is mercury sulphate etc and all these are toxic and can result in skin allergies, eye irritation etc, he added.
All markets, be it the major ones like Chowk, Katra, Civil Lines, Kydganj etc or the prominent locality based including Talirgunj, Rajroopur, Rajapur, Preetam Nagar etc, witnessed brisk buying.
Be it the stalls selling gujia, gulal, colours, cap, masks, pichkari, water-balloons, papad’s of various tastes and colours etc, the shopkeepers are making good business. Besides, different flavours of namkeen and sweets, gujia being the foremost, which are also among the hot favourites in the markets.
Likewise, the shops selling readymade garments are also witnessing a beeline of customers. The shops at Civil Lines, Katra and Kydganj are full of new stock of readymade garments, matching the choice of both youngsters and middle-aged people. Among several outfits, kurta-payjama is the most picked outfit. “I was promising my son to buy pichkaris and colours for the last three days, but it was only on Friday that I was able to take my family for shopping and what else could be high on priority than buying a new dress and a pair of shoes for the little champ,” said Amit, a resident of Ganga Enclave, Jhunsi.
“After the dress, the list contained a variety of colours and pichkaris but I was both surprised and happy when my son stressed on purchasing herbal colours,” he added. Along with these, many of the roadside vendors were seen selling synthetic colours, paints and even varnish, both in golden and silver colours. “Many of the Holi colours, being sold these days, contain many harmful chemicals, some even having dyes meant for industrial uses like dying textiles and are not meant to be applied on humans. These colours contain heavy metals, acids and powdered glass,” informed former head of the department of Chemistry, Allahabad University, Prof Jagdamba Singh.
The black paint, that the youngsters use, has lead oxide, green contains copper sulphate, red is mercury sulphate etc and all these are toxic and can result in skin allergies, eye irritation etc, he added.
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