New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) After the BRICS Summit, street vendors have returned to Connaught Place, with traders claiming that hawkers have started occupying footpaths and public corridors again, raising concerns about cleanliness and pedestrian movement.
The New Delhi Traders Association (NDTA) said the famous market had been largely free of encroachments during the two-day summit.
According to the traders’ body, the number of hawkers who returned on Monday and Tuesday was still lower than before the summit, but fresh bustle means it would reach the pre-multinational meet numbers within a few days.
The NDTA alleged that neither the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) nor the police made enough efforts to prevent hawkers from returning to areas where vending is prohibited.
The traders’ body said that during the summit, the footpaths and corridors of Connaught Place were free of encroachments, returning to a state of walkability seldom seen in the central area market.
The association claimed that fruit and food stalls have started appearing at several locations, and with them, garbage piles.
The NDTA said it has repeatedly requested the NDMC and the police to force compliance with court directions and prevent unauthorised hawkers from occupying public spaces and blocking pedestrian corridors, but to little change.
During the two-day BRICS Summit, strict restrictions meant Connaught Place was considerably less congested and free of hawkers.
The NDTA said the three days of restrictions showed how the market could function with clear corridors. PTI SHB VN VN
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