‘Smart Street Vending Market’ to come up soon in Ongole

MLA Damacherla Janardhan Rao laid the instauration chromatic for Smart Street Vending Market task successful Ongole connected Tuesday evening.

Mayor Gangadi Sujatha, Municipal Commissioner K. Venkateswara Rao, Corporators, companies’ assets persons and respective thoroughfare vendors participated successful the programme.

“As portion of the Smart Street task nether the jurisdiction of Ongole Municipal Corporation (OMC), implicit 100 shops volition beryllium acceptable up successful 25 containers — 4 shops successful each container. Once completed, this task is apt to assistance section women aforesaid assistance groups (SHGs) and thoroughfare vendors amended their livelihoods,” the MLA said.

We are processing this task successful a pleasant situation adjacent Summer Storage Tank successful Mamidipalem. This peculiar inaugural volition beryllium jointly managed by the AP MEPMA and the Municipal Department,” helium said.

Speaking to The Hindu, OMC Commissioner Venkateswara Rao said this task volition beryllium akin to Smart Street astatine Mypadu Gate Centre connected the banks of Jafar Saheb Canal successful Nellore city. “It volition beryllium launched wrong adjacent 4 months. Out of full concern of ₹4.50 crore, ₹2.90 crore volition beryllium from the municipal funds and the remaining ₹1.60 crore from MEPMA funds.”

He further said that thoroughfare nutrient vendors volition beryllium encouraged to marque usage of these instrumentality shops. “Each instrumentality volition person ample space, a staircase and sitting country astatine the top. Located successful a peaceful and pleasant area, this task volition beryllium capable to pull immense customers.”