The Hindu 16.07.2013
Corporation to issue ID cards, permits to vendors
Applications will be issued from today
The Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) will
issue identity cards and temporary permits to street vendors, working in
areas declared as hawking zones in the twin cities, from Tuesday.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by HDMC Commissioner (in charge) Rajendra Cholan here on Monday.
The
corporation has categorised certain areas in Hubli-Dharwad as hawking
and non-hawking zones, as per the guidelines of the National Police on
Urban Street Vendors.
It recently initiated a
clearance drive to evict street vendors from non-hawking zones.
Following the eviction drive, street vendors staged a protest seeking
the proper identification of hawking zones.
During
the meeting, Mr. Cholan spoke to the department heads and assistant
commissioners of various zonal offices of the corporation, and discussed
a blueprint for the effective implementation of hawking and non-hawking
zones.
Application forms
Application
forms for identity cards and temporary permits will be issued at all
HDMC zonal offices from Tuesday. The corporation will also distribute
application forms during the weekly bazaars held under various zonal
offices.
An amount of Rs. 100 would be collected from vendors for providing identity cards and permits.
According
to HDMC special officer S.H. Naregal, the corporation will take steps
to issue identity cards and temporary permits to applicants within a
week.
The corporation will mark the space for street
vendors in the hawking zones and provide temporary water supply
installations and mobile toilets at the weekly bazaars.
Mr.
Naregal said of the 25 declared hawking zones, markings by white paint
had been completed in nine zones. Steps were being taken to get the
other 16 hawking zones marked.
Nodal officers
Officials from the HDMC Central Office have been appointed as nodal officers to oversee the work.
Mr.
Naregal said the corporation would station mobile units at the weekly
bazaars to distribute application forms free of cost and collect the
filled-up forms from vendors.
“For those who are
unable to fill the forms, HDMC clerical staff deputed for the work will
provide assistance,” said the HDMC special officer.
Hawking
zones in Hubli – Unakal Sante Bayalu, Jayanagar, Shanti Colony (North),
KIMS Road (Parallel to Gujarat Bhavan Road) Pai Hotel Road, Near Killa
behind Deccan Theatre, M.G. Market, Yallapur Oni, Aravind Nagar, Heggeri
Road, Super Market, City Clinic Road, in front of KEC, Jituri Plot,
Negar Nagar to Bypass Bridge, Nava Ayodhya Nagar to Karwar Road, Shirur
Park to Akshay Colony, Sarafgatti, and Ravi Nagar
Hawking
zones in Dharwad – Super Market, Nehru Market, Vegetable Market, Old
Post Office to CBT, Uday Sweet Mart to CBT, Kamath Hotel to Vegetable
Market Road upto Durga Vilas, Kamath Hotel to Jakani Bavi Road upto
Megha Darshini.
