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22 to get kiosks in Mattancherry as street vendor rehab drive gains pace

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July 14, 2025

Carts designed and developed by the CSML will be allotted to select vendors with licence

- ANNA JOSE @Kochi

KOCHI corporation's street vendor rehabilitation drive aimed at regulating vending activities and transforming the city's streets is moving into the next phase with additional kiosks set to be distributed among the vendors in Mattancherry.

As many as 22 carts designed and developed by the Cochin Smart Mission Limited (CSML) will be allotted to the vendors in the area. "The plan is to make street-vending organised and clean up the areas," J Sanilmon, Kochi Corporation town planning standing committee chairman, said.

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