“We’ve got recognized three areas throughout the prime location of town to relocate the road distributors. They’re – contained in the MUDA parking zone and out of doors the complicated, the municipal parking zone reverse SBI Principal Department,” a senior City Affairs division official informed PTI.

He mentioned a digital in-situ survey performed throughout 23 areas within the metropolis between December 2023 and January 2024 recognized 1,400 distributors of which 760 had been discovered eligible.

In Khyndailad alone, 457 distributors had been surveyed, with 407 declared eligible throughout listening to processes for claims and objections which had been held between February and Might 2025, he mentioned.

As relocation processes started final week below the provisions of the Road Distributors (Safety of Livelihood and Regulation of Road Merchandising) Act, 2014, a number of hawkers protested.

The hawkers protested on Tuesday on the entrance of the primary secretariat violating orders issued by the district administration prohibiting protest close to the secretariat.

East Khasi Hills district SP Vivek Syiem mentioned the Justice of the Peace on responsibility had filed an FIR on this regard.

The Police have additionally registered 4 FIRs filed by members of the hawkers and 5 FIRs filed by the officers from the Shillong Municipal Board.

The City Affairs division additionally famous that your entire enforcement and relocation drive is being performed in compliance with instructions from the Meghalaya Excessive Courtroom, which is monitoring the method below two PILs associated to road merchandising and site visitors congestion.

Authorities say the train will regularly prolong to different localities in Shillong and is a part of a long-term plan to make sure that road merchandising is each lawful and orderly, balancing city comfort with the safety of distributors’ livelihoods.