Vending zones still a mirage in GHMC
The Hindu
Despite issuing lakhs of identity cards, GHMC is yet to demarcate zones for hawkers and shift them
Footpath facility created by the Hyderabad Metro Rail in front of the fruit market in Kothapet presents a shabby picture these days. Pedestrians have to run hurdles to rush to the Chaitanyapuri Metro Station, in order to avoid the hawkers who set shop right along the footpath, often occupying the whole of the tiled portion. Majority of the pedestrians take the abutting road in order to avoid getting on and off the footpaths every often. Interestingly, most of the street vendors here have been issued identity cards by the GHMC, which authorises them for street vending. Some of them have even availed themselves of the loan facility based on their cards.
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