Pedestrians within the metropolis might quickly have the ability to reclaim their strolling area as Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has allotted 4 websites to the Mohali Municipal Corporation (MC) for accommodating avenue distributors.

GMADA has allotted two websites to the MC in Sector 77 of two,516.88 sq. yard and 1,873.14 sq. yard respectively, apart from a website in sector 56 having an space of ​​3,341.59 sq. yard and fourth website in sector 78 of two,588.24 sq. yard.

“We have given the sites to MC after approval of GMADA authority,” Amandeep Bansal, chief administrator, GMADA mentioned.

The improvement authority has additionally imposed three situations whereas handing over these websites to the MC, together with the possession of the websites remaining with GMADA.

Moreover, in case MC will ever shift the road distributors from these websites, the authorities must handover the land again to GMADA. The MC must bear the price of changing the 4 aforementioned websites into merchandising websites.

Despite dealing with flak for failing to curb encroachment by these distributors inflicting enormous harassment to the pedestrians, MC authorities haven’t been capable of get the outstanding markets encroachment free.

Hawkers promoting garments, eatables and toys will be seen stationed outdoors the showrooms within the native markets, together with phases 7, 3B2, 3B1, 10, 9 and 11.

When requested, a senior MC Officer handed the buck to GMADA blaming the latter for not allotting websites for the distributors earlier regardless of repeated requests.

“We had been requesting GMADA for allotting us sites to accommodate the street vendors but to no avail. They finally gave us four sites after a long delay and follow-up. Our town planning wing will scrutinize these sites and check how many vendors can be accommodated there. We may need more sites to get the encroachment issue resolved as these sites don’t seem sufficient,” mentioned a senior MC Officer.

The officer added that the planning relating to the identical would take time after which the distributors could be lastly accommodated there.

Notably, a day after MC House meet on Thursday, MC groups had swung into motion and eliminated encroachment from Phase 7 market following which distributors had staged a protest in opposition to the authorities.