Street hawkers in Chittagong city, how effective will the mayor’s instructions be!

Chittagong city’s busiest New Market intersection, no hawker will sit on the road pavement before 4 pm, Chasik Mayor’s strict announcement – ‘If the instructions are not obeyed, legal action will be taken’

The Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation has announced that if any hawker sits before 4 pm at the busiest New Market intersection of Chittagong city, legal measures will be taken including eviction. martyrdomHussain. He gave this instruction during the evacuation operation conducted in New Market Mor area on Tuesday (November 4) afternoon.

Mayor said, ‘New Market Junction is an important commercial area of ​​the city. No one can do business permanently by occupying the footpaths and roads here. Action will be taken if any hawker sits before 4 pm. Hawkers can do business from 4 pm till night, but no permanent structure or shop can be set upNo.’

He also said, “There is no problem if hawkers bring and sell products on wheeled carts or by hand.” However, anyone who creates permanent infrastructure or obstructs the movement of pedestrians and passengers will be immediately evicted. They are also responsible for cleaning the garbage at the end of the business.

The Special Magistrate of the City Corporation was present in the operation. Swaib Uddin Khan, Regional Executive Officer Abhishek Das of Clean DepartmentOfficers.

Protest of hawkers during raids:

While the eviction drive was going on under the leadership of the mayor, hawkers gathered at a short distance (about 4-5 yards apart) and started chanting — “Mayor’s announcement, no hawker eviction.”
Seeing this scene, common people are curious, how effective will this campaign actually be? Many people raise the question, not only the New Market area, but what will be the rules for hawkers sitting on other roads and sidewalks in the city?

rulesIssued, implementation uncertain:

Initiatives have been taken to clear sidewalks and roads from encroachment in Chittagong City. But it was seen that within a few days, the hawkers returned to their previous places. Two-three rows of shops occupying the footpaths and roads and causing public suffering.
Civil society representatives said, “An undeclared syndicate involved in hawker business is working in almost all areas of the city. It is local politicsLeaders, leaders of hawker organizations and some unscrupulous policemen are involved in regular economic transactions. As a result, even if there are instructions from the administration, it is not effective in practice.

Daily suffering in traffic jam

Traffic congestion in Chittagong city is now a daily problem of citizen’s life. Long queues of vehicles can be seen at almost every important point in the city, especially from afternoon to night.
EPZ to Agrabad, Badamtali, Mazhirghat, Motherbari, Station Road, NewMarket Mor, Laldighi, Andarkilla, Chittagong College Gate, Goljar Mor, Medical Area, Shah Amanat Bridge City End, Muradpur, Sholshahar, GEC Mor — the same picture everywhere.
Occupancy of hawkers, stalls and free parking on pavements and roads are blamed for traffic jams.

Civil society demands: Sustainable planning is needed

Civil society and civil rights activists say that sometimes the solution will come with evictionsno Schedule specific time and place for hawkers and strictly implement it.
They said, “In order to restore order in the city, rehabilitation of hawkers, alternative market system and road management – integrated implementation of these three issues is necessary.”

last word

In order to bring relief and normalcy to the public life of Chittagong, not occasional evictions, but integrated planning, effective implementation and administrative firmness are essential.Like city dwellers.