Overview
- The city commissioner put a zero tolerance ban on tables, chairs and obstructions by eateries on roads 100 feet wide or more.
- Roads are now classified into three categories, with use of public space limited or barred based on width.
- On roads below 100 feet, outlets may operate only after securing a one-year NOC with joint verification by municipal officers, traffic police and the mukhtiarkar.
- Deputy commissioners de-sealed 255 cafés and tea shops after owners and associations gave written assurances to follow the SOPs.
- A committee led by Additional Commissioner Ghulam Mehdi Shah drafted the rules, and officials warn violations will trigger re-sealing and further action.