coimbatore minister for food and civil supplies r sakkarapani along with forest minister k ramachandran flagged off 50 vehicles to sell vegetables and fruits at residents doorsteps at the city corporations central zone office on mondaythe state government initiative will ensure uninterrupted supply of essential items during the lockdown period sakkarapani told reporters the city corporation in coordination with horticulture and agriculture departments launched the drive the vehicles will reach all the 100 wards of the city in addition the corporation has also asked traders of daily markets to sell vegetables using their own vehicles and granted permission to 500 more vehiclesarrangements have been made to sell about 105 varieties of fruits and vegetables through the vehicles all vehicles display a price list and price are similar to the farmers markets the minister addeda statement from the collectors office said that the vehicles are attached to four farmers markets at singanallur rs puram vadavalli and sundarapuram an assistant commissionerrank official is coordinating and monitoring the drive similarly 15 vehicles are deployed in 36 wards of pollachi municipality limit 33 in 33 wards of mettupalayam municipality limit 15 in 21 wards of valparai municipality limit 60 in 37 town panchayats and 228 vehicles in 228 village panchayats in the district a total of 401 vehicles are deployed for mobile sales in the district a statement from the collectors office said