In the first of its kind attempt of Department of Urban Development, Housing and Planning including Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) in providing a separate market site to the street vendors, hawkers who often had to wander from one place to another, the first State-of-the-Art ‘Vendors Market’, designed with modern facilities is set to make its debut here.
Considering the inauguration date of this mega structure in mid November 2018, Minister Urban Development, Housing and Planning, CP Singh accompanied by Urban Development Department Secretary Ajoy Kumar Singh and Municipal Commissioner Manoj Kumar inspected the ‘Vendors Market’ near Jaipal Singh Stadium on Kutchery Road.
Issuing a series of instruction to the official concerned, the Minister ordered the officials to follow rules stringently while allocating the shops to the vendors. “Transparency must be maintained during the allocation of the shops. Only after completing the process of allocation, further action on clearing the MG Marg where at present vendors gathers to sell their items will be taken,” said Singh.
In the wake of the total number of street vendors present across the State Capital, the Minister announced to start a few more ‘Vendors Market’ in the City taking into the account the total population, size, requirement of a particular locality. “The arrangement has been made to get rid of regular traffic jam. The State government expects co-operation from the street vendors in managing the City.”
Meanwhile, the Urban Development Secretary instructed the officials of the construction firm to make a few minor alterations before the inauguration for creating a proper parking space. Singh had asked the officials in-charge of the project to demolish the old, ruptured boundary wall facing Kutchery Road. Also, construction of pathways around the ‘Vendors Market’ is on the cards.
The officials present during the inspection order to level up the ground of Jaipal Singh Stadium at the earliest. Keeping the requirements of small traders, Singh suggested the consultancy firm to create partition inside the big shops. Singh during the inspection announced the tentative date for the inauguration of the ‘Vendors Market’.
“The Vendors Market will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister Raghubar Das in the presence of several dignitaries on November 16,” said Singh. Furthermore, clearing all doubts, Municipal Commissioner, Manoj Kumar mentioned that since the process of identifying the street vendors is being carried out since past few months, however, in case, the number of the street vendors increases, the process of allotment of shops here will be done through lottery or auction method.
Notably, for accommodating 472 street vendors, shops are getting furnished with all amenities. As per the blueprint of this structure, as many as 107 big size shops have been created inside the Vendors Complex.