a shop has almost covered the board mentioning the stations name at barasat platform number 23 only the bengali name is readable the hindi and english names are fully covered up this may create a problem for the nonbengali passengers thane in a bid to implement social distancing norms strictly to combat the coronavirus outbreak the thane district administration on friday decided to shut all vegetable markets and shops till april 14 the order was issued by collector rajesh narvekar late evening said officialsthe decision seems drastic but was the only way to reduce crowding as all pleas to people to maintain social distancing were failing an official said the order will be in force in the limits of civic bodies in the district he added