In a bid to stop people from gathering on footpaths and roads around vegetable and fruit vendors, the North Mumbai police have come up with an initiative to shift the stalls to open grounds wherever possible.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone XII), Dr D S Swami has located some open spaces with the help of police officers and has even started shifting some of the vendors there. He has also spoken to the authorities of some residential complexes, which have open spaces, to allow some of the vendors set up stalls inside the premises.