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Despite Space, Veggie Vendors Encroach City Roads, Lead To Snarls & Parking Woes | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: Despite space being provided to vegetable vendors of Lal Kothi Mandi for relocation to Muhana Mandi, they continue to encroach upon the roads along old Mandi complex, adding to traffic and parking woes near the Tonk Road.
Not only the vendors occupy the roads, but even the garbage is dumped there in large quantities, turning the site into an open dumping spot. Piles of garbage is dumped on the backside of the Lal Kothi vegetable mandi daily, affecting traffic movement and causing problems to commuters.
Officials from JMC-Greater said that action is taken against these vendors, who are sitting in a non-vending zone, on a regular basis, but due to various unions, it is difficult to remove them.
“We take action against the vendors encroaching upon the road on a regular basis, with teams visiting every week. But every time we seize their items or take any other strict action, these vendors through different unions approach higher political authorities, making it difficult to remove them,” said a senior official from the vigilance wing of JMC-Greater.
Councillors said that last major action taken against these vegetable vendors was around five years ago.
“The vegetable vendors have been allotted shops at Muhana Mandi, but they do not want to shift, and have rather given those shops on rent. The road in question is right behind the state police headquarters and still there is no strict action. The vendors have not just illegally encroached upon the whole road, but other illegal activities also take place there,” said Jitendra Shrimali, a councillor from Malviya Nagar zone.
With public movement being less in the area on weekends, more waste from other areas is also dumped at the site on Sundays. The waste is removed during the week, but due to large quantities, the area is rarely clean and frequent movement of waste collection vehicles also affects traffic movement.
“Open depots in the city are reducing gradually. We will look into this site also and get it cleared,” said Mahendra Soni, commissioner JMC-Greater.
Not only the vendors occupy the roads, but even the garbage is dumped there in large quantities, turning the site into an open dumping spot. Piles of garbage is dumped on the backside of the Lal Kothi vegetable mandi daily, affecting traffic movement and causing problems to commuters.
Officials from JMC-Greater said that action is taken against these vendors, who are sitting in a non-vending zone, on a regular basis, but due to various unions, it is difficult to remove them.
“We take action against the vendors encroaching upon the road on a regular basis, with teams visiting every week. But every time we seize their items or take any other strict action, these vendors through different unions approach higher political authorities, making it difficult to remove them,” said a senior official from the vigilance wing of JMC-Greater.
Councillors said that last major action taken against these vegetable vendors was around five years ago.
“The vegetable vendors have been allotted shops at Muhana Mandi, but they do not want to shift, and have rather given those shops on rent. The road in question is right behind the state police headquarters and still there is no strict action. The vendors have not just illegally encroached upon the whole road, but other illegal activities also take place there,” said Jitendra Shrimali, a councillor from Malviya Nagar zone.
With public movement being less in the area on weekends, more waste from other areas is also dumped at the site on Sundays. The waste is removed during the week, but due to large quantities, the area is rarely clean and frequent movement of waste collection vehicles also affects traffic movement.
“Open depots in the city are reducing gradually. We will look into this site also and get it cleared,” said Mahendra Soni, commissioner JMC-Greater.
