The Indian Express 15.10.2013
MC tells shopkeepers not to block roads, otherwise pay fee
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation called a meeting of
shopkeepers from the city and gave them instructions for festive season.
Head of tehbazaari wing Davinder Singh told them not to block roads
with their rehris and tents.
The shopkeepers from Bharat Nagar Chowk, Jawahar Camp, Chaura
Bazaar, Ghumar Mandi and other major markets were invited to the Zone A
headquarters. “We told them do your business but along with that abide
by rules and do not block roads. We usually see sweet shops, gift shops,
decorating material rehris and others blocking roads in this season
which congests the traffic,” Singh told Newsline.
He added that the “shopkeepers have to pay fee of Rs 5 per square
feet if they want to cover some portion of road in shopping season”.
“We have told them the required fee is to be paid in case they need to
extend their shop but to a certain limit,” he said.
