Goa, June 28 -- Panjim's displaced meat vendors are finally seeing signs of relief, with construction of six temporary market sheds now underway at the old fish market complex-nearly a year after their shops were sealed by the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP).

The work, being executed by B S Construction-an agency contracted by the CCP-commenced last Friday and is expected to be completed by next week. The project was commissioned following a tender process in which the contractor quoted Rs 9.7 lakh.

The move follows a Supreme Court order earlier in January this year, directing the CCP to rehabilitate meat vendors by allocating fixed spaces within a temporary structure originally intended for fish sellers. The Court also mandated...