The Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) is expected to begin evicting street vendors without valid certificates of vending (COVs) from the Khyndai Lad area from Wednesday. The SMB’s three-day notice for unlicenced vendors to vacate the area will expire on Tuesday, official sources said. The notice was issued on Saturday but the sources clarified that the three-day period officially began on Sunday, following its publication in local newspapers.
The notice was signed by PK Boro in the capacities as the Chairperson of the Town Vending Committee and the Chief Executive Officer of the SMB. The sources emphasised that the government remains committed to safeguarding the livelihoods of street vendors even after they are relocated to designated vending zones.
The upper floor of MUDA complex has been officially designated as a vending zone, replacing earlier permissions for street-level vending. All vendors with valid COVS have been instructed to move to their allocated spaces by July 22. The remainder of the Khyndai Lad area has been officially declared a No Vending Zone with immediate effect.