Late-Night GMC Drive in Boragaon Leaves Street Vendors Counting Losses

  GUWAHATI: A late-night eviction drive by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) in Boragaon on Tuesday, September 9, has left several street vendors alleging heavy losses after their roadside stalls were dismantled and their goods allegedly taken away. ALSO READ: Five Orangutans, Not Native to India, Found Abandoned in Odisha Forest The drive targeted temporary stalls…

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Guwahati's Street Vendors Battle Waterlogging and Eviction Drives

  Waterlogging and eviction drives are disrupting daily business for street vendors across Guwahati For most residents of Guwahati, monsoon waterlogging means delayed commutes, traffic snarls and hours of inconvenience. For the city’s street vendors, however, every spell of rain carries a much heavier cost. Flooded roads keep customers away, perishable goods go unsold, and…

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Long-Distance Buses and Street Vendors Turn Guwahati's Jalukbari Flyover Into Traffic Chaos

  GUWAHATI: The Jalukbari Flyover has increasingly turned into an unofficial bus terminus, with long-distance buses routinely stopping on the bridge to board and drop passengers, worsening congestion and disrupting traffic movement. ALSO READ: Assam Extends Cashless Dialysis Scheme in Private Hospitals Till Sept 30 Buses were seen occupying up to three of the flyover’s four…

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