Why should street vendors continue to create pestering problems? There is enough space for them and they can do brisk business by going to Sanakeithel. The number of buyers at Sanakeithel is also on the rise and vegetables sold by these vegetable vendors are also cheap. These vendors doing business at Sankeithel are really enterprising they know unless the price is made cheaper none will come for buying at the area. There is no room for price negotiation. Vendors boldly say, fixed price. The old tradition of a simple buyer negotiating the price of coriander leaves is gone. Those who compete shine in life. These street vendors at Khwairamband bazaar areas swimming in the false dream that the gullible buyers, who happen to pass by will buy up all their belonging assuming the items sold by them are cheaper. No buyer wants to buy vegetables from such sellers. Moreover responsibility cannot be fixed in the event of the bought items decaying. Those, who sell items under the shed at their allotted plot behave in a responsible manner for they will lose customers when they sell rotten items to the buyers. All these streets and foot paths are for vehicles and pedestrians. They might not be hearing but they are being cursed for making the road narrower. Vehicles want to move smoothly without facing any hindrance. These vendors are not only making the roads narrow but also spoiling the city, which is the face of the state. The concerned authority should make all out efforts to rehabilitate all these street vendors at the outskirt bazaar areas. There are market sheds at Tera, Kwakeithel, Singjamei, Lamlong etc. All these street vendors can be accommodated at these markets also. We as simple buyers can do a lot to bring the change. We must think of buying vegetables from these out skirt markets. Why should one go to Kwairamband bazaar for buying cucumber and brinjal when all these items are available next door? But the Government cannot treat these street vendor like mad cow. It is pitiable scene and one feels crying when these vendors are chased by men in uniform. They flee when men in uniform approach near them but after they have gone away the vendors come again to occupy the little space available near the stinky nullah. Whatever the case may be they have to be evicted. Roads, which are widened after spending huge amount of money cannot be kept as is being kept. Street vendors must not create problems at the crowded areas.
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