660 handcarts planned across district to support vendors

BAHAWALPUR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Apr, 2026) Deputy Commissioner Syed Hassan Raza on Monday reviewed the establishment

of handcart (rehri) zones, provision of customized carts, and the development of

organized rehri bazaars.

Officials concerned briefed the meeting on the progress of initiative.

Addressing the participants, the Deputy Commissioner directed that the handcart

project be completed at the earliest to ensure improved facilities for citizens.

He noted that the initiative would not only promote commercial activity in the city

but also create dignified livelihood opportunities for small-scale vendors.

During the briefing, officials informed that a total of 660 handcarts were required

across various tehsils of the district. The breakdown includes 120 carts for Bahawalpur

City, 25 for Bahawalpur Saddar, 130 for Ahmadpur East, 170 for Yazman, 65 for Khairpur

Tamewali, and 150 for Hasilpur. It was further shared that 86 customized handcarts

had been proposed.

Of these, 30 were designated for the Craft Bazaar and 25 for the

Melaywali Gali (near Hussaini Chowk), while the distribution of 31 carts was currently

underway. So far, a total of 55 handcarts have already been distributed.

The meeting was also informed that organized markets had been established in the

Craft Bazaar and Mela Gali using modern-style handcarts, providing citizens with a more

structured and improved shopping experience. In addition, locations have been identified

for the establishment of Sahulat Bazaars (facilitation markets). One unit had already been

set up in One Unit Staff Colony, while preparations for launching operations in Bahawalpur’s

commercial area had been completed.

Deputy Commissioner Syed Hassan Raza instructed the departments concerned to further

accelerate progress on the project and ensure that all measures were implemented with

transparency and merit, so that public relief could be delivered at the earliest.