Goa, Aug. 10 -- A parallel fish market has emerged in Model-Fatorda, causing significant inconvenience to local residents and raising serious concerns over public health, traffic congestion, and environmental damage.

The issue originates from the SGPDA's wholesale fish market, where the imposition of an hourly parking tax for vehicles has driven many fish vendors to seek alternative unloading points.

To avoid the tax, several vendors have begun operating from rented plots in Model-Fatorda, parking their vehicles there and transferring fish to smaller vehicles for distribution. This has led to an influx of truck traffic into residential areas, causing traffic snarls on already narrow roads.

Residents complain that the trucks not only co...