Traders seek action against street vendors, encroachments in Dharwad

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The traders’ association has urged the authorities to curb unregulated street vending and remove encroachments on public spaces in Dharwad, alleging that they were affecting local businesses and causing inconvenience to pedestrians.

Speaking at a press conference on October 28, association representative Deepak Rege said street vending had increased along Subhash Road, around Lakshmi Narayan temple, and near Basel Mission School. The presence of street vendors is affecting the movement of customers, and hurting the business of local shopkeepers and hotel owners who pay rent, taxes, and licence fees, he said.