The Hindu         25.09.2014  

Corporation puts hawkers on notice

move over:Pavement shops near Main Guard Gate in Tiruchi.— Photo: B.Velankanni Raj

The Tiruchirapalli City Corporation has planned to send
notices to the street vendors on N.S.B. Road and around Theppakulam
asking them to move to the designated sites on Old Goodshed Road.

The move is not only to decongest N.S.B Road, one of the busiest roads in the city, but also to provide suitable sites to them.

V.P.Thandapani, Commissioner, Tiruchirapalli City Corporation, told
The Hindu
on Tuesday that it had been identified that there were about 35 pavement shops along the N.S.B. Road and Theppakulam.

Steps
had been taken to serve notices to them to move them to the allotted
place. Necessary infrastructure for accommodating the shops was being
constructed on Old Goodshed Road.

They would be given 45 to 60 days to move to the new location.

Answering
a question, the Commissioner said that their business would not be
affected as the new location also has considerable local and floating
population. Moreover, they would get sufficient space to display their
materials.

Though many civic bodies were yet to act
on the national policy to regulate street vendors, the Tiruchirappali
Corporation had taken a proactive step to make them an integral part of
the urban retail trade.

It was a good opportunity for the hawkers to find their place in the allotted site.

It had been identified that 80 zones were concentrated with roadside vendors in the city.

Steps would be taken to regulate them gradually. Moreover, a comprehensive survey on street vendors was also under way.

It
would come out with all details including economic background of
hawkers. The list would be sent to the State and Central governments for
follow up action, Mr.Thandapani added.

Street vendors asked to move to designated sites on Old Goodshed Road