Summary:
The district administration passed the 'One trader, one stall' rule without any prior notification on Friday," alleged Sukant Mohanty, secretary, Baliyatra Traders' Association. "In view of this, we have decided to withdraw from Baliyatra this year, if the district administration doesn't take immediate steps to roll back their rules within 24 hours. They too have boycotted the fair.Altogether 39 giant wheels were supposed to be set up by 11 wheel traders, who regularly visit the Baliyatra every year. They added that despite Friday being the last day for granting permission to put up stalls to traders, the district collector has not given them any clearance. We will return all the allotted plots and will not participate in the fair," threatened Shiba Shankar Mohapatra, a member of the association.On the other hand, visitors may miss the giant wheel this year as the district administration has introduced the bidding process for wheel traders..