Illegal encroachments by vendors in key areas raise safety concerns
3 days, 13 hours ago

Illegal encroachments by vendors in key areas raise safety concerns

Hindustan Times  

Residents in several areas of the city, including Kalyani Nagar, Viman Nagar, Baner-Balewadi, and Katraj, are irked over the increasing number of illegal encroachments by food vendors in their localities. In Katraj there are several illegal food vendors operating for the past several years on the front margin and side margin area of buildings and pavements. Similar is the situation in Viman Nagar with several food vendors and illegal pan shops operating from the front margin and side margin area in Neco Garden, Datta Mandir Chowk, Irani Café and Phoenix Mall amongst other areas. Qaneez Sukhrani, convenor of the Association of Nagar Road Citizens Forum, informed illegal food vendors and shops are operating in the front margin and side margin area. “There are illegal vendors tea shops, momos, Ppn stalls and food vendors operating in the front margin area.

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Complaints galore against street vendors blocking footpaths, encroaching parking lots
6 months, 1 week ago

Complaints galore against street vendors blocking footpaths, encroaching parking lots

The Hindu  

Complaints on street vendors blocking footpaths and encroaching upon parking lots and some of them selling unhygienic food were raised during the monthly phone-in programme of Mayor Sudheer Shetty Kannur on Friday. Joseph D’Souza from Kankanady told the Mayor that the corporation did nothing on evicting street vendors from Kankanady area though he had complained at the phone-in programme three …

Pedestrian safety drive running roughshod over street vendors’ rights?
1 year, 5 months ago

Pedestrian safety drive running roughshod over street vendors’ rights?

The Hindu  

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