PUNE: The civic body has cracked the whip against encroachments that pop up on the road at night.
The action was a part of a three-day drive — from February 10 to 13 — against roadside encroachments, during which action was taken against 96 traders found operating in an unauthorized manner. Another drive will be held this week, officials said.
Pune Municipal Corporation officials said a special squad was deployed for this drive. The civic administration has initiated action against those operating illegal handcarts and other roadside vending outlets. Jammers were affixed on illegally parked buses and gas cylinders were confiscated from vendors preparing food on the road.
“The drive focused on illegal roadside vendors. Even those who are operating food carts on the road were covered. Action was also taken against private bus operators for parking their vehicles on the road and causing traffic jams,” Madhav Jagtap, head of PMC’s anti-encroachment department, said.
As per PMC officials, the civic body has already started a drive to make 11 arterial roads free of hawkers. The drive is being conducted in association with the traffic department, and the night-time drive was part of this initiative.
Special focus is on areas with market places and heavy footfall, such as Laxmi Road, Fergusson College Road, Jangli Maharaj Road, Bajirao Road, Shivaji Road, Sinhagad Road, Karve Road, Kumthekar Road, Shastri Road, Tilak Road and Ahmednagar Road.
The PMC had announced that 45 major roads and 108 crossings would be free of hawking around a decade ago — a plan that has yet to materialize.
The action was a part of a three-day drive — from February 10 to 13 — against roadside encroachments, during which action was taken against 96 traders found operating in an unauthorized manner. Another drive will be held this week, officials said.
Pune Municipal Corporation officials said a special squad was deployed for this drive. The civic administration has initiated action against those operating illegal handcarts and other roadside vending outlets. Jammers were affixed on illegally parked buses and gas cylinders were confiscated from vendors preparing food on the road.
“The drive focused on illegal roadside vendors. Even those who are operating food carts on the road were covered. Action was also taken against private bus operators for parking their vehicles on the road and causing traffic jams,” Madhav Jagtap, head of PMC’s anti-encroachment department, said.
As per PMC officials, the civic body has already started a drive to make 11 arterial roads free of hawkers. The drive is being conducted in association with the traffic department, and the night-time drive was part of this initiative.
Special focus is on areas with market places and heavy footfall, such as Laxmi Road, Fergusson College Road, Jangli Maharaj Road, Bajirao Road, Shivaji Road, Sinhagad Road, Karve Road, Kumthekar Road, Shastri Road, Tilak Road and Ahmednagar Road.
The PMC had announced that 45 major roads and 108 crossings would be free of hawking around a decade ago — a plan that has yet to materialize.
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