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Unauthorised hawkers can't take over footpaths, public roads: HC

Unauthorised hawkers can't take over footpaths, public roads: HC

Footpaths and public roads in Mumbai cannot be allowed to be taken over by unauthorised hawkers permanently, the Bombay High Court said, suggesting the idea of pop-up market or mobile vending concept

25 April,2024 06:25 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Mumbai: ‘Hawkers just a source of income for you!’

Mumbai: ‘Hawkers just a source of income for you!’

Bombay High Court raps BMC for not being able to come up with a permanent solution to the hawker issue; makes suggestions

17 April,2024 06:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
Mumbai: Will move hawkers to underground plaza, says BMC

Mid-Day Premium Mumbai: Will move hawkers to underground plaza, says BMC

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

02 March,2024 06:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
Mumbai: BMC to appoint 7 NGOs to audit all footpaths over 3 years

Mumbai: BMC to appoint 7 NGOs to audit all footpaths over 3 years

Move comes after HC slammed civic body over sorry state of sidewalks; activists sceptical

29 February,2024 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Mumbai: 900 tenders, worth Rs 150 cr, in 10 days

Mumbai: 900 tenders, worth Rs 150 cr, in 10 days

With one eye on upcoming civic polls, administrator-led body with no elected representatives dishes out contract papers

26 February,2024 06:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Time to return Mumbai’s footpaths to its citizens

Time to return Mumbai’s footpaths to its citizens

The court asked the civic body what exactly was the problem in removing hawkers permanently

17 February,2024 06:54 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
‘No footpaths left to walk for Mumbaikars’

‘No footpaths left to walk for Mumbaikars’

Bombay High Court pulls up BMC, while taking suo motu cognisance of hawker menace, while also citing mid-day report

15 February,2024 06:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
Mumbai: On busy Gokhale bridge, BMC wants you to walk like this!

Mumbai: On busy Gokhale bridge, BMC wants you to walk like this!

Civic body is in a rush to open one arm of Gokhale Road bridge soon, but alarmed residents find footpath widths vary from fitting three people to barely one person

14 February,2024 06:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
In Mumbai’s green lung, no footpaths for walkers and runners

In Mumbai’s green lung, no footpaths for walkers and runners

Lack of sidewalks on main road poses risks to pedestrians, prompting calls for action from civic authorities

03 February,2024 05:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Mumbai's missing footsteps: City hobbled by footpath woes

Mid-Day Premium Mumbai's missing footsteps: City hobbled by footpath woes

Mumbai's footpaths are in a sorry state due to civic apathy, rampant encroachments, and debris dumping, making walkways inaccessible for pedestrians.

16 January,2024 11:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjana Deshpande

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