Guwahati, July 2 -- The Meghalaya government has designated three key locations to relocate over 400 eligible street vendors. Officials also confirmed that each vendor will receive a relocation allowance of Rs 20,000.

A senior official from the Urban Affairs Department stated that the government selected the MUDA parking lot (both inside and outside the complex) and the municipal parking lot opposite the SBI Main Branch as designated relocation sites within the central areas of the city.

Between December 2023 and January 2024, the department conducted a digital in-situ survey across 23 city locations, identifying 1,400 vendors.

Of these, 760 met the eligibility criteria. In Khyndailad alone, authorities surveyed 457 vendors, with 407 d...