Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike south zone officials on Saturday conducted a three-hour drive on Saturday to remove encroachments on pavements along S.P. Road.
With heavy police protection, BBMP officials arrived at S.P. Road, which is a hub for electronic goods, at 10 a.m. and removed around 20 structures that had occupied pavements and a portion of the road.
“The structures, which included hotels, tea stalls, and mobile repair shops, were unauthorised. We had been receiving many complaints from people in the area stating that they were unable to walk on the pavements. The encroachments on the road were eating into the carriage way, causing traffic snarls. Twenty shops were removed on Saturday. There are a few more left, which we will be removing in the coming days,” said H. Nagaraj, Assistant Executive Engineer, BBMP south zone.
The BBMP officials also removed flex banners and posters in the area.