Meghalaya: Garo Committee demands eviction of illegal hawkers from Tura Bazaar within 3 days

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 TNT News Desk | November 16, 2018

TURA: The Garoland State Movement Committee in a letter addressed to the SP of Tura has raised concerns about the menace of illegal non-tribal hawkers in Tura Bazaar.

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In a letter dated November 16, the Garo Committee has urged the concerned authorities to carry out an eviction drive of the illegal non-tribal hawkers within three days failing which they would carry out the eviction drive themselves.

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The letter raised concerns pertaining to the occupation of pavements at Tura market on both sides of the road by the illegal hawkers creating inconveniences to not only pedestrians but also incurring heavy revenue losses to the government as none of them had any license to run their business.

The OC of Tura Police Station was also marked in the letter.