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Mumbai: Will move hawkers to underground plaza, says BMC

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Updated on: 02 March,2024 06:45 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Prasun Choudhari | mailbag@mid-day.com

Submission made to high court, which has taken up suo motu the issue of clearing up city roads and footpaths for pedestrians

Mumbai: Will move hawkers to underground plaza, says BMC

Scores of vendors go about their business on SV Road in Borivli. Pic/Nimesh Dave

Key Highlights

  1. BMC has proposed relocating hawkers to underground plazas
  2. This move aims to alleviate congestion on footpaths and overcrowded roads
  3. Kamdar on Friday put forth the solution suggested by the BMC in front of the court

During a suo motu hearing by the Bombay High Court regarding the escalating problem of illegal hawkers, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed relocating hawkers to underground plazas. This move aims to alleviate congestion on footpaths and overcrowded roads.
 
While hearing the suo motu PIL, the bench of Justice Kamal Khata and Justice Gautam Patel on February 12 had cracked down on BMC for not taking action on illegal hawkers, taking cognisance of mid-days report ‘Hawkers flood Borivli 2 weeks after eviction’. The court had also asked senior advocate S U Kamdar, representing the BMC, to propose a permanent solution to the hawker problem. In response to the court’s question, Kamdar on Friday put forth the solution suggested by the BMC in front of the court.

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