Following multiple complaints about encroachments, the A Ward of the civic corporation launched a drive to remove illegal shops on the stretch from Saboo Siddique Road near Manish Market to Carnac Bridge
Twenty-five illegal stalls were demolished during the drive, a BMC official said.
Pedestrians walking on roads near Manish Market – a famous shopping destination in South Mumbai – will now have clear paths as the civic body conducted a drive against illegal stalls, making the road encroachment-free on Wednesday.
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Following multiple complaints about encroachments, the A Ward of the civic corporation launched a drive to remove illegal shops on the stretch from Saboo Siddique Road near Manish Market to Carnac Bridge.
An official from the Mumbai civic corporation said that 25 illegal stalls were demolished during the drive, effectively freeing the road from encroachments.
BMC also cleared another busy road in South Mumbai, near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, by removing illegal extensions of stalls in the area.
The official added that action was taken to remove encroachments and seize goods from vendors and shopkeepers who had occupied extra space near the General Post Office and St George Hospital in Fort.
“It was observed by the A Ward office that several unauthorised businesses had been set up on the road from Saboo Siddique Road to Carnac Bunder Bridge,” the official said.
Under the supervision of Assistant Municipal Commissioner Jaydeep More, two encroachment inspectors, eight workers, one police sub-inspector, and five police constables participated in the action.
Officials stated that they had received complaints about 12 to 13 licensed shopkeepers near the General Post Office and approximately 20 near the lane beside St George Hospital expanding their stalls beyond the allotted space. At both locations, the Encroachment Removal Department officials took swift action, removed the unauthorised extensions, and seized the encroaching materials, the official added.
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