Indore Municipal Corporation cracks down on illegal hawkers, warns of action

The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) removal squad on Saturday evening launched an anti-encroachment drive at Bapat Square area and removed illegal structures erected alongside the road.

Equipped with a gas-cutter machine, the removal squad removed handcarts, kiosks and other encroachments from the area and also warned the encroachers of legal action if found encroaching upon government lands in future.

The squad also removed banners and posters of political parties and religious events put up at Bapat Square, Maruti Nagar, Sukhliya, MR-10 Road and adjacent areas.

Earlier, the civic body also launched a drive against stray animals and caught over 25 cattle from different parts of the city and sent them to the cowshed by three vehicles. The officials said that the drive would be continued in other parts of the city in the days to come.

IMC member in Council Chandu Shinde said that following several complaints from the locals in this regard, the  drive was conductedin the area.

A chaos was witnessed at BRTS Corridor when IMC market removal officer, Mahendra Singh Chouhan drove through the area on a motorcycle.

Fearing that the officer was there to start a removal drive on corridor, roadside kiosk owners & handcart pullers started leaving the spot. "I was just standing in front of Orbit mall when I noticed that roadside kiosks & handcart pullers started leaving the spot," said Chouhan.