ponda municipality market

Continuing its agitation against the ‘sopo’ tax hike, ponda municipality market vendors have again resolved to observe a ‘bandh’ to attend a court hearing on September 18

The high court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday restrained the Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) from going ahead with its plans to shift kiosks (gaddas) from Ponda city to the new Ponda municipal market complex.

While work of the Ponda market is in the advanced stages of completion, work of the new Mapusa fish market is in the early stages and the work of the Mapusa vegetable market is awaiting technical sanction.

Shop keepers in the Ponda municipal market were taken by surprise on Monday, as authorities cracked the whip against those traders handing out plastic carry bags below 40 microns.

Continuing their agitation against the raised sopo rates, vendors at Ponda municipal market have threatened a bandh if the tax is not revised within eight days.

With the 22 CCTV cameras installed at 16 locations across town, the sophisticated surveillance system will monitor activities including traffic discipline, crimes etc in Ponda

The Ponda police have warned agitating vendors of Budhwar Peth-Ponda (Upper Bazaar) not to enter into any act that would breach peace and disturb law and order at the market

Around 100 vendors operating from the Ponda market, under the banner of Aamchi Vyapari Sanghatana, took out a morcha to the Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) demanding not to allow outside vendors to operate business during the festive season. They met Ponda MLA and agriculture minister Ravi Naik and PMC chairperson Ritesh Naik at the council premises.

With the rise in the number of theft cases across Ponda, the town will now be fixed with 66 CCTV cameras, which will keep a vigilant eye and avert any unforeseen situations.

Following a complaint lodged by the Ponda municipal council (PMC), the Ponda police on Tuesday arrested three people, including two vendors from PMC’s Budhwar Peth market. They were later released on bail