A senior official from the Removal of Encroachment (RE)) department said that they have received several suggestions including civic plots to be used for hawking from hawkers' association and they will think over while finalising hawking zones. “Hawkers association sought to allow to continue business on the humanitarian ground at the same place. We have to check the availability of civic plots in each ward as we cannot ask to carry out their business at any plots available in the ward," added the official. However, the person has to be elected by the hawkers themselves, said a civic official. Currently, there are 12 hawkers' association.

Source: dna November 09, 2017 04:41 UTC