The foodies of the city will taste the delicacies served by hawkers at one place. A Hawkers Food Festival is being organised in the city to enhance the taste buds of the foodies of the city.
Being organised by Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) the Hawkers Food Festival would begin here on July 8 near Shahpura lake. Further, the food festival would continue till July 14. Notably, the food festival is being organised by BMC to enhance the livelihood of hawkers by promoting and marketing their food.
Here on Thursday BMC Commissioner Vishesh Ghardpale along with BMC Officials concerned inspected the site of food festival and reviewed the arrangements of the food festival being carried out there.
While his visit to the site of the fest, Ghardpale instructed the officials concerned to make proper arrangements for the foodies there and maintain the quality. He further said no stone should be left unturned in the arrangements of the festival. During the inspection, BMC Additional Commissioner Sanjay Kumar, BMC Deputy Commissioner Sudha Bhargav, Health officer SP Shrivastava and other BMC officials were present.
While inspecting other facilities at the site, BMC Commissioner also instructed the officials concerned to maintain cleanliness facilities as well. He also gave directions about keeping a proper lighting facility should be provided at the site. Further, a proper place for the hawkers to wash dishes should be arranged. He also asked the officials to make necessary arrangements during rain. He further instructed the officials to carry out wider dissemination of the food festival and aware the masses about the Hawkers Food Festival.
He said with proper promotions the hawkers would get a good business and the masses would enjoy the one of its kind food fest.
BMC would keep an eye on the cleanliness and other necessary arrangements at the Hawkers Food Festival. Similar food festivals would be organised in future as well. Moreover, the hawkers would be selected by a special committee to participate in the festival. Further, they should submit a list of the ingredients of the dishes at the zonal office. For registrations they can call on 9424499892.