The face-off between hawkers, shopkeepers and residents of Colaba Causeway intensified further last week, with tenants of a building accusing hawkers of blatant bullying and harassment.

A front-page report in this paper on Saturday stated that residents and shop owners of Mathuradas Estate Services Society have been struggling with sporadic water supply and non-functional air conditioners after their building’s utilities were allegedly attacked by a gang of hawkers who man stalls lining the street outside. These hawkers have actually blocked a passageway between buildings on the Causeway, denying residents access to repair pipes and air-conditioners.