The city corporation Belagavi is set to establish vending zones at three locations: Nargundkar Bhave Chowk, Kanda Market, and Kotwal Galli. A budget of Rs 1.10 crore has been allocated for the project, as revealed by Deputy Commissioner of Administration Udayakumar Talwar during a City Trade Committee meeting at the Municipal Corporation on Wednesday.
These vending zones will include amenities such as roofs, water supply, lighting, and toilets. However, the implementation is pending a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the police department. Police representatives assured that the process for granting the NOC is underway and will be completed soon.
In addition, there was a demand for exempting ground rent for the vendors, which will be decided upon shortly. The proposal, once approved by the municipal corporation’s general meeting, will be sent to the government for final approval.
Notably, a proposal for a vending zone in Dane Galli, Shahapur, has been temporarily shelved.
This all is total- against-justice to the property owners in that area., and these type of all-schemes should not be allowed. Smart City is becoming impossible dream, per observation for some years…
The opinion / grievances should be herd before these type of proposals.
already narrow- roads, are encroached by street vendors permanently, with compulsion of all adjustments to the property owners/occupants- who have heavy costs.. like shop Keeper has all costs, where as street vendors have nil-cost.
Proposed Vending Zones are already over crowded.Auto rickshaws,Chota Hathis bringing goods in vending places cannot enter and also scooter,motor cycles of buyers have no parking places,if need new vending places are to be established, started in Mahantesh Nagar,Ramateerth Nagar,Nehrunagar,Sadashivanagar,Khasbag etc,residential area from where purchaser come.