bareilly in a bid to free the city roads of encroachments and frequent traffic snarls the bareilly municipal corporation bmc is planning to develop compact portable markets in the city the pilot project is aimed at removing encroachments from the city roads and providing shops on rent to the vendors speaking with toi executive engineer in bmcs construction department s k ambedkar said ldquothese will be compact shops which can be shifted from one place to another the markets now are unorganised with several unauthorised makeshift shops occupying roads the rent of these portable shops is yet to be decidedrdquo the process of identifying areas affected of encroachments is underway ldquohowever punjabi market and islamiya market of the city are expected to be among the areas to have portable shopsrdquo added ambedkar qutubkhana bara bazaar shyamatganj novelty crossing islamiya market punjabi market civil lines shahdana are among the areas which are severely encroached by roadside vendors ambedkar said ldquowhen we carry out antiencroachment drive in the city some local vendors complain that shifting of shops may harm their daytoday earnings bringing in portable shops in city markets will also help the vendors locals meanwhile have welcomed bmcs move of developing portable shops in the city traffic often comes to a halt near novelty crossing clock tower district hospital road and civil lines as major portion of the roads on both the sides remain occupied by makeshift stalls giving a harrowing time to commuters the move will help improvise the traffic conditions in the cityrdquo said an khan a local resident moreover civic authorities along with city traffic department are also planning to make a few stretches in the city oneway the process of identifying roads that face traffic snarls frequently is underway