An inspection has been conducted by the Health and Enforcement Departments of the The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and issued notices to 17 business establishments in Fancy Bazars area in the city opn Thursday 20 January.
Total of 70 shops and food eateries are inspected in the massive day-long drive from 10.30 am to 7 PM.
A total of 12 trades were found with irregulaties including unnamed stores, unhygienic kitchen conditions, blocking public passage, no fire fighting equipment during the drive among which two are found trading without trade license and two with invalid trade license.
The corporation also seized items of 10 shops operating on footpaths. The health branch also seen to issue notices to 5 eateries and restaurents including Maa Bhai Hotel, Pinky restaurant, Vatika Restaurent located in SS road. A total of 1,05,000 was imposed as penalty to the vendors for violating the rules by the GMC.