Have no land to set up specific vending zones in Guwahati: Minister

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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.

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hawkers and a survey of such traders in the city have been a long-pending demand of the All Assam Street Vendors Association (AASVA).

The associations president, Chandan Goswami, said the Guwahati (GMC) had identified seven locations Ganeshguri, Fancy Bazar, Borbari, Silpukhuri, Chandmari, near Meghdoot Bhawan at Panbazar and Col J Ali Road at Lakhtokia to set up vending zones in 2021.