New Delhi, December 28
'Street Sathi'-a free android application that enables street vendors to cater to the growing needs of the urban market remained one of the major highlights of the four-day National Street Food Festival, which came to a close at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex today.
The App, which is available on Google Playstore, has been developed by Dheeraj Agrawal who himself was a street vendor, but pursued technical studies and now works for a leading Indian company.
"The new mobile app comes as a promotional platform for the vendor while a user can browse through information including the vendor's vending hours, menu, specials and photos, besides location," he noted demonstrating its use through a street play.
Vendors can upload information about their cuisines on the app that would allow users to look out for nearby street food vendors by proximity, popularity and cuisine type.
Noting that the initiative aims at empowering street food vendors, they said that NASVI is aiming at a greater outreach and plans to rope in all the street food vendors in the country in coming months for training on Street Sathi App.
The annual festival, which celebrates the rich culinary tradition and culture of Indian street food, witnessed a participation of over 800 street vendors from various states this time when vendors had put up their best and displayed more than 500 mouth-watering savoury delights.
The food extravaganza not only served as an opportunity for food lovers to get the taste of lip-smacking Indian as well as Chinese delights but also allowed vendors to display their culinary skills.
Ahead of the sixth edition of the event, vendors were provided with training about usage of the android app and given lessons along with personal hygiene practices, food safety, cleanliness and food preservation among other things, said Arbind Singh, coordinator of the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), the organiser of the festival.
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