New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi has now invited applications from mobile food trucks and vans, in addition to kiosk vendors, from across the city under its revised plan for the Khau Gali pilot initiative. The selected vendors will display and sell Delhi’s delicacies at a food night market behind Salimgarh Fort in central Delhi. “The current applications are invited exclusively from mobile food trucks and vans. We have only 50 slots available, and selected vendors will be allowed to operate on this stretch from 6-10pm. The preferred colours of the food vans should be red, yellow and blue. They will need to submit anominal municipal and sanitation fee,” stated the MCD proposal. Besides the carts, the food trucks and vans will also have to vacate the site after operational hours, and during the working hours, MCD will make arrangements to park them. As the current site is located right next to Red Fort and Salimgarh Fort, both protected by Archaeological Survey of India, MCD cannot develop any permanent structure on this patch.In April, Municipal Corporation of Delhi began accepting vendor applications for setting up food stalls. “After discussion, it was realised that many vendors, including those who don’t have a food cart, asked about the permanency and profitability of the project. Since it is a pilot project, even we can’t say anything right now,” said an official. “Moreover, our priority is to vacate the site after 10pm at any cost. Keeping these things in mind, we have invited the food trucks also to participate,” he added.In total, 50 vendors will be accommodated at the location, with the possibility of daily rotation based on the application volume. In case of a large number of applications, the vendors will be selected through a draw of lots.The project was proposed in 2023 after the lieutenant governor visited the site. “If the model is successful, it can be replicated in other parts of the city to showcase the variety of Delhi’s popular street foods,” an MCD official said.