Morabadi vendor market remains unused months after completion
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Ranchi: The much-awaited Morabadi vendor market, constructed by Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) to decongest roadside vending in the area, remains unused even months after its completion.
Despite the market infrastructure being ready, vendors are still operating on footpaths, raising concerns over the project's delay.
The market, built at a cost of around Rs 1.36 crore, is designed to rehabilitate over 218 vendors, mostly those selling fruits, vegetables, and street food near Morahbadi grounds.
The market has been constructed with separate sections for different categories of vendors, provision for drainage, overhead sheds for weather protection, and LED lighting for night operations.
The RMC has also planned to deploy guards and caretakers to maintain hygiene and order in the market.
However, vendors allege that despite assurances, the shifting process has not started. "We are ready to shift if RMC gives us proper space. But they keep delaying it. We don't know when this will actually happen," said Ramesh Shah, a fruit vendor near the market.
According to RMC officials, the final leg of civil work was recently completed.
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Nikesh Kumar, assistant municipal commissioner, said, "Some minor work was pending, which is now done. We are planning to shift the vendors to the new market within this week."
According to the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) cell of RMC, vendors who were previously operating in the Morabadi area before March 5, 2022, were eligible to apply, provided they had PM SVANidhi registration and prior identification documents issued by RMC.
Initially, 418 applied in April, out of which 169 were shortlisted based on eligibility in June. Since then, the wait for shifting is not over yet.
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