Mangalore Roads Encroached by Street Vendors: Complaints Pour in During Mayor’s Phone-in Programme

Mangalore city Mayor Sudheer Shetty Kannur held the monthly phone-in programme on Friday during which complaints on street vendors blocking footpaths and encroaching upon parking lots and some of them selling unhygienic food were raised.

A resident of Kankanady said that the number of street vendors selling unhygienic fast food has only increased in the area. Responding to this, the Mayor said that action will be initiated on Saturday and the Health Officer of the corporation will visit the spot.

A resident of Balmatta said that the road linking Falnir and Ambedkar Circle has become narrow as street vendors selling fastfood have occupied the roadside and on the other hand, parking of vehicles has taken away the available carriageway space. Hence, people are finding it difficult to drive or walk on the road.

A woman complained that the stretch between Karnataka Polytechnic Junction and Yeyaadi on the airport road continued to be occupied by street vendors, who have also encroached upon the footpaths. There were also complaints that the road from City Hospital to Kadri Maidan has been occupied by street vendors with pedestrians finding no space to walk.