Safe pedestrian infrastructure should not come at the cost of the livelihoods: Civil society groups
A coalition of civil society groups has urged the Karnataka government to halt eviction drives against street vendors in Bengaluru. They argue that pedestrian infrastructure improvements should not come at the expense of the livelihoods of the urban poor.
Why it matters
The conflict highlights the tension between urban development goals and the rights of informal workers in rapidly growing cities.
A coalition of several society organisations has written to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, requesting the State government to halt blanket eviction drives against street vendors and first fully implement the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014.
The article focuses on the perspective of advocacy groups and social justice concerns regarding urban planning.
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