Footpath clearance drive gets underway
GHMC, traffic cops jointly starts demolition drive
AROUND 30 petty shops were removed and many sign boards taken off from the footpath area.
ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE at the Shenoy Nursing Home cross roads, to convince vendors, shopkeepers.
The illegal encroachments on the footpath of Marredpally and surrounding areas were taken note of by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).
The North zone of GHMC and Marredpally Traffic police started a joint demolition drive covering all paths from Municipal park to Geeta nursing home and Shenoy nursing home, on Saturday.
Mr K. Narsinga Rao, section officer, GHMC, North Zone, said, “Though there were agitations from the encroachers in the beginning of the drive, eventually it got subsided. Around 30 petty shops were removed and many sign boards taken off from the footpath area.
Vendors were also cautioned by the officials against re-encroaching the path as they will have to face the consequences, the officials warned.
The right to walk of citizens should be maintained on the footpaths, the officials stressed.
Announcements were made at the Shenoy Nursing Home cross roads to convince and counsel the vendors and shopkeepers along the road to make them understand the situation and to cooperate with the anti-encroachment drive.
The drive extended to East Marredpally and Secunderabad area too.
One of the traffic officials said that the demolition drive resulted in a traffic jam in the area as curious people and commuters stopped to see the work in progress. But the traffic was managed well and the demolition drive went on smoothly at the end of the day, the official said.