Overview
- The BMC says its Pedestrian First campaign has logged enforcement at 1,459 locations and is working on 134 of 200 footpaths targeted in the first phase to remove stalls, stored materials and other obstructions.
- The western suburbs operation removed 38 unauthorised stalls around Andheri, Vile Parle and Jogeshwari and used municipal machinery, ward officers, workers and police for the clearances.
- Panvel Municipal Corporation conducted parallel drives in Taloja Phase 1 and Market Yard, seizing a total of 15 handcarts and dismantling five others under directions from its municipal commissioner.
- To avoid gaps after July contract expiries, the BMC is moving to hire a dedicated fleet and contractors across the city and suburbs in contracts totalling about Rs 10.25 crore, with a 27‑vehicle city package estimated at Rs 3.12 crore.
- Officials say the aim is safer, uninterrupted pedestrian movement around stations, schools, hospitals and markets and the drives follow civic orders and Bombay High Court directions, though reporting does not detail measures for displaced hawkers.