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It’s a hard life for street vendors

Mysuru: It has been nearly five years since 57-year-old Sannamma migrated from a remote village in H.D. Kote. She ekes out a living by selling green leaves and vegetables on Sayyaji Rao…

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Published July 9, 2019 · 5 min read
it’s a hard life for street ve

Mysuru: It has been nearly five years since 57-year-old Sannamma migrated from a remote village in H.D. Kote. She ekes out a living by selling green leaves and vegetables on Sayyaji Rao Road, a major shopping centre in the city. She has to sustain three children who live with her in a shack at Kalyanagiri. And she is not sure when she would be able to save enough to secure their future.

“I make about Rs.500-Rs.600 a day, which is not enough to sustain in this city. I have to somehow manage in order to save and at the same time sustain the daily needs of my family. My husband is no more and it has been five years without him,” she said.

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