Jaipur: Vendors encroach road near Lalkothi mandi, affect traffic

JAIPUR: Piles of garbage is dumped on the backside of Lalkothi vegetable mandi as vendors encroach the road, affecting traffic movement and causing problems to commuters.
With frequent rain, vegetable waste dumped on the roads have been rotting, which could lead to a spread of diseases.
Members of Muhana vegetable mandi said the vegetable vendors sitting on the road outside Lalkothi mandi are supposed to shift, but despite all facilities they have not shifted.

“At the Muhana vegetable and fruit mandi, shops have been allotted to all vegetable vendors who sit on the rear side of Lalkothi mandi, but they do not want to shift as they give their shops here on rent. The vegetable vendors encroaching the roads and no action is taken by the authorities despite all system in place,” said RK Narang, vice-president of fruit wholesalers’ association at Muhana Mandi.
Meanwhile, officials from Jaipur Municipal Corporation-Greater said action will be taken on the issue to remove the encroachments.
“We know about the issue and have conducted cleanliness drives also to pick up vegetable waste. A meeting will be conducted in this matter to remove the encroachment and clean up the area,” said Mukesh Kumar, deputy commissioner for health at JMC-Greater.
The corporation had cleared up the waste two weeks ago, but in the lack of proper action, waste was dumped once again.