16 street vending zones to come up in Kozhikode

Kozhikode Corporation plans 16 street vending zones to accommodate licensed vendors without disrupting traffic flow or pedestrians.

The Kozhikode Corporation is planning 16 street vending zones across the city to rehabilitate licensed street vendors in the city. The vending zones are aligned in such a way that they do not disturb the smooth flow of traffic or block pedestrians. The Town Planning standing committee and the Welfare standing committee of the Corporation have also begun efforts to identify restricted commercial zones and non-commercial zones in the city in the next two months.

Meanwhile, the Corporation has identified 2,812 street vendors in its survey, of whom 1,952 have taken part in the camps organised in connection with the street vending zone project. Minister for Local Self-Governance M.B. Rajesh inaugurated the distribution of the ID cards to these vendors on Saturday (April 19).

The 16 vending zones will accommodate 795 street vendors. The proposed vending zones are to come up at the Kozhikode beach opposite the Corporation office (90 vendors), P.M. Taj Road (100), LIC corner to Comtrust (10), in front of CSI Cathedral (15), Karikkamkulam-Thadambattuthazham Road (15), opposite Vikram Maidan at West Hill (10), near Century complex at Mofusil Bus stand (60), near mele Palayam underpass (120), opposite Kannamparamba Masjid at Beach (40), Medical College-Karanthur Road (120), Medical College-Velliparamba Road (50), near Mathottam flyover (100), Cherooty Road- Court road (25), Central Market (20), Railway Station Link Road and Annie Hall Road (10) and from Mavoor road Junction to Azhakodi junction (30).