Encroachments : Vendors occupy footpaths in Rawalpindi
Pedestrians complain of hassle, shop owners getting affected.
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RAWALPINDI:
Encroachments by vendors on footpaths along major markets in Rawalpindi have become a nuisance for people visiting shopping centres and markets.
The vendors have set up stalls in the middle of footpaths, making it difficult for pedestrians to pass through.
“Vendors have occupied footpaths around markets, leaving no option for pedestrians and shoppers to walk comfortably,” said Zahid Akmal, who was shopping with his family at Commercial Market.
“These footpaths have turned into commercial centres but no one bothers to keep a check,” he said.
Muhammad Aslam, a trader at Commercial Market, claimed that vendors often stop their potential customers from entering shops, insisting them to buy things.
Dr Asma Sajjad said that cosmetics available at venders’ stalls were of very low quality and they could cause skin allergies.
“The chemicals used in these cosmetics are seriously harmful and they cause a number of diseases,” she said, adding she had treated many girls whose palm skin was badly affected after they used low quality “mehndi”.
The vendors occupying footpaths on the other hand say that they do not have the resources to move to shops.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 17th, 2016.
Encroachments by vendors on footpaths along major markets in Rawalpindi have become a nuisance for people visiting shopping centres and markets.
The vendors have set up stalls in the middle of footpaths, making it difficult for pedestrians to pass through.
“Vendors have occupied footpaths around markets, leaving no option for pedestrians and shoppers to walk comfortably,” said Zahid Akmal, who was shopping with his family at Commercial Market.
“These footpaths have turned into commercial centres but no one bothers to keep a check,” he said.
Muhammad Aslam, a trader at Commercial Market, claimed that vendors often stop their potential customers from entering shops, insisting them to buy things.
Dr Asma Sajjad said that cosmetics available at venders’ stalls were of very low quality and they could cause skin allergies.
“The chemicals used in these cosmetics are seriously harmful and they cause a number of diseases,” she said, adding she had treated many girls whose palm skin was badly affected after they used low quality “mehndi”.
The vendors occupying footpaths on the other hand say that they do not have the resources to move to shops.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 17th, 2016.