bhopal after a few grocery shops were opened on thursday citizens started buying items in large quantities apprehending that the lockdown may extend in bhopal even after may 3 as coronavirus cases are still on the rise unlike previous days several shops were open where people flocked in large numbers to buy groceries i cannot take a risk like the last few days when my family had to suffer a lot after lockdown was implemented on march 24 i have read that bhopal is also a hot spot i do not know whether the lockdown will continue here or not it is better to arrange for proper quantity of groceries at home said prashant pandey a resident of bharat nagar people in slums faced the biggest problems how long will we wait for the people coming to distribute food to us i have spent a majority of my saved money in buying groceries as it is uncertain whether the lockdown will continue or not said prakash pal a private cleanliness worker a few people went on buying groceries in huge quantity stating that they do not want to take a risk today shops were open there is no guarantee it will be open tomorrow too as it is the matter of my family i cant take any chance i have bought grocery for the next three months said venkat rao a resident of arera colony due to the high demand for groceries even shokeeprs were not able to provide all the stuff we have opened shops after a long time we do not have everything in stock even wholesale dealers have fixed days to provide different grocery items a day is fixed for sugar cereals and others said a shopkeeper in bhel area ganesh gupta incidentally several residents have been complaining that they were not getting proper groceries and vegetables from the distributing units appointed by the district administration