Members of the Meghalaya & Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association staged a protest on Friday, demanding the immediate formation of a full-fledged Town Vending Committee (TVC) and an end to what they called “arbitrary” decisions on vending zones.
Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Urban Affairs on Wednesday said the state government is yet to finalise the relocation plan for street vendors in Shillong.
The state authorities have decided to evict hawkers encroaching on the Right of Way (RoW) along the newly constructed Shillong-Dawki road, citing high risk to the public and vehicular movement.
The Meghalaya government has deferred a final decision on relocating street hawkers from Laitumkhrah, granting the urban affairs department and the dorbar ten days to carry out a joint site inspection after talks on Monday failed to resolve key details.
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday announced the government’s decision to extend financial support to registered street vendors and hawkers in other urban markets in the state through the CM Urban Livelihood Grant Scheme (CMULGS).
Shillong, July 24: The state government has successfully relocated hawkers to the first floor of the MUDA parking lot in Khyndailad, Shillong.
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Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Urban Affairs Sniawbhalang Dhar on Wednesday said the process of relocating hawkers has started, with the aim of regulating traffic and ensuring smooth movement of people.
Shillong, July 9: Meghalaya High Court, re·anggipa July jani 3 tariko Khyndailad (Police Bazar)-o re·jojoe bostu palgiparangna ge·etaniko on·a jaman niamrangko ja·rikaniko nirokchina, Court-ni...
The Special Officer appointed by the Meghalaya High Court to oversee implementation of its orders related to hawkers issue will convene a joint meeting with the local and police authorities as well as the hawkers association on July 16
