- In a letter to the LG, the apex RWA of CR Park said that MCD’s veterinary department and local police station employees had “harassed and issued closure notices” to fish vendors at Market Nos.
- We are of the opinion that the closure of markets is not the solution.
- They also notified the local veterinary inspector that they would create a tinted glass enclosure to keep the fish cutting “hidden and not visible from outside.”
New Delhi, India: CR Park Fish sellers in south Delhi’s Chittaranjan Park have been given show-cause letters by the Municipal Corporation Delhi and ordered to produce an undertaking that they will close shop, which is a huge blow for them. The East Bengal Displaced Persons’ Association (EBDP) wrote to Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Saturday, requesting that the fish platforms in the two major markets in the area be regularised.
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In a letter to the LG, the apex RWA of CR Park said that MCD’s veterinary department and local police station employees had “harassed and issued closure notices” to fish vendors at Market Nos. 1 and 2.
Stating that the platforms were allotted to the vendors by Delhi Development Authority, EBDP said, “Now, suddenly after three decades, MCD issues closure notices and has asked the police to take action against the violators. We are of the opinion that the closure of markets is not the solution. The authorities and other stakeholders should find an alternative solution so that the poor fish platform owners are not deprived of their livelihood. The residents too wouldn’t be deprived of their staple diet.”
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The organization also stated that the vendors were willing to incur the cost of changing the platforms if necessary and that they were “ready to undertake further sanitization and hygiene as per the norms for 2021”. They also notified the local veterinary inspector that they would create a tinted glass enclosure to keep the fish cutting “hidden and not visible from outside.”
