Will the hawkers’ policy be implemented
now?
By Dinesh Kamath
NAVI MUMBAI: Hawkers
policy was to get implemented after the civic polls. Now that the civic
election is over, will the policy be put into practice? If the policy gets
implemented, the pedestrians will heave a sigh of relief since at last they
will have more space to walk. The hawker policy prohibits any vendor from setting
up shop near markets or footpaths or near major traffic junctions.
Temples are sacred places. Hospitals have many patients.
Educational institutions have many children. Hence the requirements of flowers,
fruits and coconuts are felt urgently here. Hence, vendors who sell these
things will be allowed to do their trade near the above mentioned places.
The hawkers’ policy puts forward many terms and
conditions. No shop can come up on footpaths that are less than nine-feet wide.
Now that the elections are over, a new standing committee will be formed and
this committee will appoint a firm to conduct the survey and issue certificates
to the vendors.
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