On Gadkari review meet agenda: Onemarket for areas with 1L population Nagpur: A plan to establish organized markets in densely populated localities across the city is set to be discussed at a high-level development review meeting chaired by Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari. The meeting, convened on Sunday, marks the first time such a proposal has been included in the agenda of the review process, which aims to address long-standing issues of unregulated hawker zones and their impact on urban infrastructure. For years, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) have failed to develop dedicated market plans, leading to the gradual transformation of major footpaths into unauthorized hawker zones. This has resulted in traffic congestion, pedestrian chaos, and hygiene concerns. The review meeting now seeks to rectify this by proposing a zone-wise strategy to create vegetable markets, meat and fish markets, food malls, and dedicated hawker zones in areas with a population exceeding one lakh. The initiative is framed as a response to the rapid urbanization of Nagpur’s neighborhoods, where existing markets have become overcrowded and unable to meet the needs of growing populations. Officials emphasized that the plan aims to decentralize market infrastructure, ensuring that each major population cluster has its own organized facility. This approach is expected to alleviate pressure on existing markets, reduce traffic and congestion, and improve conditions for small vendors by providing better facilities such as sheds, drainage, waste disposal, and lighting.#nitin_gadkari #nagpur_municipal_corporation #nagpur_improvement_trust #nazul_department #nmc_nit
