City Council to meet short-eat vendors in Hulhumale’, Vilimale’

Male’ City Council is scheduled to engage in discussions with street short-eat vendors in suburban Hulhumale’ and Vilimale’ regarding drafting policies to regulate the service.

A spokesperson from Male’ City Council told Sun that people setting up small tables in the streets of Hulhumale’ and Vilimale’ to sell short-eats had become a common sight, especially in the evening.

She said that the Male’ City Council wished to regulate the service.

“We want to make this systematic. For example, how can a vendor sell short-eats from a park. We have the design. But it will be finalized following discussions with vendors,” said the spokesperson.

 She said that the Male’ City Council had previously issued a special license to short-eat vendors, but that the process was halted for various reasons.

Male’ City Council is scheduled to meet with vendors on Wednesday, December 25.

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“Since many have expressed interest in selling short-eats in suburban Hulhumale’ and Vilimale’ of Male’ City to this Council, the Council wishes to meet with these interested parties. The meeting will be held at 4 pm on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at this Council’s Maafannu office,” said the spokesperson.

Housing Development Corporation (HDC), in 2018, established specific locations and policies for sale of short-eats in Hulhumale’ following complaints of non-compliance with the standards of Health Protection Agency (HPA). The corporation had charged an annual fee of MVR 150 for registration services at the time.