Smart vending zones to come up at 4 locations in Bhagalpur

BHAGALPUR: With an aim to decongest roads by removing encroachments and provide a dignified livelihood to roadside vendors, the Bhagalpur Smart City Limited (BSCL) is planning to develop vending zones in the town.
According to BSCL sources, the smart vending zones will come up at four locations between Kotwali Chowk-Mandroza, Maniksarkar Chowk-Ghat Road, Adampur Chowk-Ghat Road, and S M College Chowk-Bargach Chowk in the first phase.A sum of Rs 4.51 crore will be spent on their construction.
For the construction of vending zones in Phase II, the officials of the BSCL and the Bhagalpur Municipal Corporation have identified several other locations These include Champanala Road, Nathnagar-Constable Training School Road, Parbatti, Tatarpur, Ramsar, Station Chowk, Lohia Pul, Patal Babu Road-Bus Stand, Burhanath Mandir-Deepnagar, Ghanta Ghar Chowk, Sikanderour, Zero Mile, Gurhatta Chowk, and Barhepura.
Prafull Chandra Yadav, the managing director of the BSCL and commissioner of the BMC, told this reporter that the smart vending zones would be earmarked for roadside vendors so that they can earn a living without being displaced during anti-encroachment drives.
He added, “We have already reviewed the spots where the vending zones will come up.”