Accordingly the Greater chennai Corporation (GCC) has told madras high court that as a part of the vendor regularisation process at marina beach, only 900 of them will be permitted to conduct business there. Meanwhile a bench of the court consisting of Justice Vineet Kothari and Justice r suresh Kumar was hearing a petition filed by Fishermen Care, an association concerned with the rights of fishermen, seeking a court direction to increase the allowance provided to the fishermen during the fishing ban period.
Furthermore the scope of the PIL, however, expanded to cover the regularisation of vendors in marina and the steps taken for the beautification of the beach. Hence during a previous hearing, the court had stated that the city police and the Corporation must work together to make marina a world class beach within six months. Earlier on monday, the Greater chennai Corporation filed a response in the court stating that it plans to limit the number of vendors on the marina beach to 900 and that it will be procuring smart vending carts to those identified vendors at a cost of Rs 27 crore.
Moreover in regard to the Loop Road behind the Light house, the GCC stated that it is in consultation with the Coastal Regulatory Zone for construction of footpath on the road close to the sea and that the GCC is persuading the fishermen to shift out to another nearby spot. Perhaps the judges recorded the statements and have posted the case for its next hearing on january 8.
