Street vendors in Bhubaneswar protest eviction for city beautification, demand rehabilitation.

Hundreds of street vendors in Bhubaneswar, India, protested against their eviction by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the city's beautification ahead of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebration. The vendors claim they are being removed from 12 roads without proper rehabilitation, while the BMC says it is relocating them and will provide utilities at new sites. The vendors demand a halt to evictions and the creation of designated vending zones.

December 26, 2024
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