Nightlife in steel city is all set to change post-Covid as the district administration has planned to bring about vending zones similar to the street food markets in Calcutta.

To begin with, the administration has identified two places at Sakchi for the vending zones.

East Singhbhum deputy commissioner, Suraj Kumar, whose brain-child is the food vending zones concept, even carried out spot inspection for it along with the special officer, Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC), Krishna Kumar on Wednesday.

The places where the food vending zones are proposed to be set up are the area near Jubilee Park's Sakchi gate and the place in front of the landmark Bashant Cinema.

"Food vendors are operating in a scattered way at a number of places which remain crowded with people. But we want them to do their business in an organised and decent way so that it may get convenient for the people and will also give a decent look to the city, "said Kumar.

The deputy commissioner said they have already started talks with Tata Steel to make the sheds at the two places in Sakchi.

"It may take three months or so for getting the sheds ready and by that time the spell of Covid must have been over. With the food vending zones in place, the people of the steel city may enjoy the same ambience like the people do at the street food markets in Calcutta during the night," Kumar pointed out.

He said they are going to get the food vending zone concept executed at Sakchi now, but they have plans to set up three similar vending zones elsewhere in the city for which the work of site selection is on.

During the spot inspection at Sakchi, the deputy commissioner talked to the food vendors as well as the customers and advised them to strictly follow Covid protocols.