The Times of India             21.06.2013

NMC marks new space for flower vendors

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation has marked pitches for 45 flower vendors from Saraf Bazaar near the new vegetable market in front of the Ayurveda College in Ganeshwadi, Panchavati. They are to be shifted to the new location, shortly. The shifting of the Phool Bazaar to the new location is expected to ease the traffic congestion in the Saraf Bazar area.

Municipal officials, including commissioner Sanjay Khandare, city engineer Sunil Khune and mayor Yatin Wagh, had visited the flower market and held talks with the office-bearers of the Flower Vendors' Association (FVA) on June 13.

The flower vendors agreed to the NMC's proposal to shift the flower market to a new location.

Khune said, "We have marked alignments at the new location along Godavari River for 45 flower vendors. They will be shifted there, shortly."

The decision to shift the flower market was taken to smoothen the traffic flow at Saraf Bazaar area, where frequent traffic jams have become a major matter of concern for the administration.

Krishna Kumar Mali, president flower vendors' association, said: "We have not yet received the allotment letters from the NMC. We will shift to the new location when we get it. We are happy that we will have our own flower market."