Overnight drops in temperature have forced the people to rush for woollen clothes markets to protect themselves from the harsh affects of cold weather.
According to a report aired by a private news channel, a number of stalls have been set-up at a number of places carrying winter stuff including warm caps, sweaters, socks and warm clothes.
A shopkeeper at a local market said “I have every kind of warm stuff in stock, but people have mostly been buying woollen caps and sweaters to protect them from cold.”
Asma Ali, a citizen, said: “After the sudden change in weather, I went to the local market to buy warm clothes for my children and observed that the prices of these items were much higher as compared to the last year.”
Roadside vendors are also doing a roaring business of warm apparel, and expect to do much better business in the next couple of weeks.
Meanwhile, prices of blankets, quilts and heating appliances have also gone up.
“We are doing quite a good business nowadays and it is going to gain further momentum in the days to come,” said a shopkeeper.
To a query about the average sale of winter clothes, he said the business was going very well these days as the demand for winter clothes had risen.