Bhopal Traders Protest

The traders in Bhopal are up in arms against the municipal corporation's move to shut down businesses in residential areas. The Chamber of Commerce has come out in support of the traders, demanding that the civic body halt its action and allow mixed land use in these areas until a new master plan is introduced. This move by the traders and the Chamber of Commerce is seen as an attempt to find a middle ground between the need to regulate commercial activities in residential areas and the need to support small businesses.