The environmental pollution especially garbage scattered at several places is putting health of buyers and sellers at risk at the Fruit and Vegetable market known as 'Sabzi Mandi'.
A buyer told APP here on Sunday said the concerned departments responsible for cleanliness, security, parking and price control are not fulfilling their responsibilities.
The entire market spread over almost a sector is filled with garbage, rotten vegetable and fruits making it a very hard for buyers.
A number of employees have been hired to maintain cleanliness but they are hardly seen carrying out their responsibility.
Footpaths along the roads have been occupied by the stall holders while most of the shopkeepers have extended their shops and displayed different food items on the footpaths, said Mazhar Abbas who visit this market twice a week to purchase fruits and vegetable.
He said the stall and push cart holders have even occupied the main road causing problems for both traffic and pedestrians.
No officials of the concerned department bother to remove them from the site, he added.
During rains, buyers have to face more problems because of mud and garbage.
Another buyer, Ishaq Khan complained several fruit and vegetable sellers wash their products with polluted water without any check.
While no price list is displayed by the vendors and they charge price of fruits and vegetable at their own. Brawls between sellers and purchasers are a routine matter, he added.
About security arrangements, the District Administration has time and again directed the in charge police post to ensure foolproof arrangements by installing walk through gates for the security of people.
However, one or two cops are deployed and they too disappear after the busy morning session.
"I have seen a few policemen deployed for the security and ensure traffic flow but vendors again occupy the footpaths and open spaces as they leave the area," Ejaz-ul-Haq, a resident of nearby I 10 Sector pointed out.
Jahangir Khan, a vendor informed this agency that there was no entry schedule of trucks and other vehicle to unload their goods in Sabzi Mandi.
These trucks can enter at any time causing traffic problems for the people, he added.
A large number of unauthorised kiosks and repairing shops have been set up around the market.
Some of shops and kiosks have been built in the green belt located between Sabzi Mandi and I 10 Sector.
People were of the view that the concerned authorities should seriously look into state of the affairs and resolve all the problems on priority basis.
When contacted, the concerned District Administration and CDA officials said that they are striving hard to further improve security and cleanliness conditions at the fruit and vegetable market.
They said that sufficient sanitary and security staff has been deployed to ensure cleanliness and security.