Indian Express - Mumbai 31.07.209

No space for Shiv Vada Pav stalls beyond civic zones

The Shiv Sena’s plans to promote a standardised Shiv Vada Pav across Mumbai have got a setback with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) failing to find space for vendors’ handcarts.

The civic administration has informed the ruling Sena that it can only accommodate vendors in municipal markets and allow sale in municipal building canteens. Officials told Sena leaders in a meeting on Tuesday that no space is possible near gardens, hospitals and schools. According to the Supreme Court order, it cannot even allow handcarts to roam on roads.

“The only option is municipal markets where we may release some space, and civic buildings where the Shiv Vada Pav can be sold in the canteen. No space is available on other municipal property and we cannot allow vendors on the roads as it is against the law,” said a civic official handling the scheme.