Kochi Corporation to kick start drive to relocate authorised street vendors
The Kochi Corporation is launching an initiative to relocate authorized street vendors into 67 designated vending zones across the city. Vendors who fail to apply for relocation by the June 30 deadline risk being excluded from the project.
Why it matters
This initiative highlights the ongoing challenge of balancing urban development and public space management with the livelihoods of informal street vendors.
The Kochi Corporation will kick start an intense drive next month to relocate authorised street vendors into 67 dedicated vending zones identified across 76 divisions in keeping with the provisions of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014.
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