KUALA LUMPUR – Seventy-two Ramadan bazaar locations involving 5,000 stalls are expected to open around the federal capital during the fasting month starting this Sunday.
Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said the operation hours of the bazaars are from 3pm to 8pm.
“Even though we are entering the transition to the endemic phase after April 1, we want to remind people to observe physical distancing and the standard operating procedures (SOPs),” he said when met by reporters during his visit to a hawker site in Jalan Dungun and Jalan Gelenggang here today.
He said the ministry is also targeting the involvement of more than 10,000 volunteers or community ambassadors to monitor, advise and remind people on compliance with SOPs to curb the spread of Covid-19.
In this regard, Shahidan said Kuala Lumpur City Hall has identified and created several strategic locations to reorganise hawkers around the city to enable them to centralise their business in a more systematic and conducive space.
“The reorganisation of hawkers would be introduced to all areas in KL, so as to ensure residents around these areas are not disrupted by hawkers carrying out their business,” he said.
Shahidan said the implementation of the programme would be conducted in phases by giving priority to popular bazaar areas.
He said the reorganisation of hawkers also received the cooperation of non-governmental organisations by providing free canopies and stall rental discounts. – Bernama, March 29, 2022
