Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) sets up new vegetable vending zone

In all, 303 roadside vegetable vendors would now be able to continue their business in a new vegetable vending zone named Biju Patnaik Vegetable Market.

This project has been taken up by the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) to rehabilitate the vegetable vendors of Kamapalli, Courtpeta and adjoining areas who were also causing traffic problem. According to Commissioner of the BMC, Ajit Mishra details of this new vegetable vending zone were discussed at a special meeting of the BMC on Saturday.

The BMC meeting was convened to pass a resolution demanding special category status to Odisha. Apart from it the issue related to the new vegetable vending zone was also discussed.

This new vegetable vending zone has been established at a cost of Rs. 41 lakh, Mr. Mishra said. In the first phase 168 vegetable vendors would be accommodated in this new vending zone. The others would be allocated space in this vending zone in the second phase.

The vending units would be allocated to the vendors through lottery system, which would be held on June 7 at diamond jubilee auditorium in the city. “Each of these vendors would deposit Rs.10,000 with the BMC as security and they would have to pay nominal rent of Rs.300 per month”, said Mr. Mishra.

Mr. Mishra said that the vegetable vendors of Gate Bazar market who have been rehabilitated at another place would also be provided proper infrastructure. Source: The Hindu