Traders create war rooms for free ration, medicines

As panic buying gripped parts of Jammu amid heightened tensions along the border, the Jammu Traders’ Federation on Wednesday appealed for calm, assuring the public that there is no shortage of essential supplies. The federation announced reactivation of “war rooms” to distribute free ration and medicines to border residents affected by the current hostilities. “People are buying in panic due to fear (of war), but there is no need to worry. We have enough ration to last three months,” said president of the Jammu Traders’ Federation Deepak Gupta.

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