CITIZEN
ANTONIO FERNANDES
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Moving hand carts selling tender coconuts and permanent kiosks at Chogm Road, Porvorim are a real nuisance by the roadside. This cannot be allowed under the Goa Panchayat Raj Act and the panchayat should initiate action against the holders of moving cart licences.
Many of these illegal hawkers cause traffic
congestion on the roads in Porvorim. Many of these handcarts sell eatables and throw the waste by the roadside thus violating
all norms of hygiene. Though authorities have drawn guidelines to regulate such eateries, the rules are flouted. The food waste which is basically disposed in the open, attracts stray dogs and cows who pose nuisance to travellers. It is reportedly learnt that most
of the owners are
migrants and have political god fathers right
from grassroot level. It would be prudent if
the authorities shift them to demarcated vending zones.
