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Meghalaya Sets November Target to Relocate Shillong Hawkers, Promises Calm Rollout

Vendor groups question certificate allocations over transparency.

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Overview

  • Officials plan to move vendors from Laitumkhrah, Civil Hospital and Motphran to designated zones by November.
  • Cabinet minister Ampareen Lyngdoh rules out theatrics or confrontation and says a citywide plan of action is ready.
  • Lyngdoh describes the matter as complex, urges public cooperation, and signals a cautious approach mindful of judicial oversight.
  • MGSPH&SVA and TUR allege irregularities in Certificates of Vending, claiming genuine hawkers were excluded and the review subcommittee was not fairly constituted.
  • The groups point to a vendor list published on August 15, crowding at the MUDA complex beyond the PTVC plan, and reports of municipal calls to people outside the original survey.