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Fraser Town residents

welcome orderly Iftar
food fair
Stricter restrictions on the famous Ramzan
food trail this year did little to curb the
enthusiasm, with food stalls in the street
displaying a wide variety of kebabs, desserts,
and other culinary delights.

Shradha Triveni
Last Updated 16 March 2024, 04:53 IST

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Food stalls at Fraser Town's Mosque Road and MM

Road display a wide variety of kebabs, desserts, and
other culinary delights. DH PHOTO/SK DINESH

Bengaluru: Fraser Town's Mosque Road and

MM Road were aglow in the evening with
vibrant lights, a hint of smoke in the air, and
the tantalising aroma of Turkish ice-cream
wafting through the streets.
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Stricter restrictions on the famous Ramzan

food trail this year did little to curb the
enthusiasm, with food stalls in the street
displaying a wide variety of kebabs,
desserts, and other culinary delights.

Over the years, the Iftar food fair in Fraser

Town has been a magnet for food buffs
across the city, triggering traffic chaos in the
residential neighbourhood.

The BBMP this year has banned stalls on

the footpaths, thanks to the memorandum
presented by the Fraser Town Residents’
Welfare Association (FTRWA) to
Pulikeshinagar MLA AC Srinivasa.

Therefore, restaurants have set up ‘Ramzan

food counters’ inside their premises, careful
not to block pedestrian and traffic
movement.

FTRWA vice-president Saud Dastagir, who

spearheaded the campaign to curtail the
food trail, said the fair is not culturally
significant of Ramzan and has indeed done
more harm than good to people, the nature
of celebrations and the city residents. He
believed that the ban has brought some
semblance of calm to the usually chaotic
areas.

"Our mosques are full,” Dastagir noted.

“People can reach the mosques on time for
the prayers. Residents are happy and traffic
is less. The streets (also) look great."

Local MLA Srinivasa said acting on the

residents’ request was important since the
problem concerns public order. “The
pressure (on government) to ban (street
stalls) is not new,” he said. “The stalls, and
the consequent congestion, caused
inconvenience to residents for the past few
years. We decided to take strict action this
time.”

Several restaurants endorsed the

restrictions, acknowledging that the crowds
caused confusion, congestion, and littering.
Some said the BBMP should have made
space for parking near the East Football
Ground to avoid chaos.

"The food fair is a special occasion," noted

Salim, manager of Cafe Iftar on Mosque
Road. “Students and youngsters throng our
stalls for cheap rolls and kebabs. This is a
celebratory moment. Traffic (anyways) is a
problem, regardless of the fair.”

A traffic policeman deputed near MM Road

said the curbs on the Iftar trail has
normalised traffic. He said higher crowds
and moderate congestion is expected over
the weekend, given the Iftar offers and
special takeaways.

Food stalls at Fraser Town

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(Published 16 March 2024, 04:53 IST)

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