Ban on hawkers will defeat idea of curbing pollution says plea

Cycle rickshaw pullers and street vendors, who have been barred from plying on metalled roads in the national capital, have moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) challenging the ban imposed on them, saying any restriction on non-motorised modes will defeat the idea of reducing air pollution.

NGOs Manushi Sangathan and Delhi Shramik Sangathan, representing hawkers and vendors, have filed a petition against a 2015 NGT order that restricted rickshaws and hawkers from using metalled roads.