A solution to the hawkers issue in the city seems to be shrouded in uncertainty as urban affairs minister Ashok Singhal said there is no land to create specific vending zones inside the densely populated city.
He said vending zones can be created on the outskirts of the city. Will the street vendors go there? Definitely not. The matter is under consideration. We have to find a middle path to solve the issue, he added.
Creation of vending zones for hawkers and a survey of such traders in the city have been a long-pending demand of the All Assam Street Vendors Association (AASVA).