The Hindu 21.01.2015
Mandya CMC continues its drive to clear encroachments
Some people voluntarily take away their belongings
Many structures along the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway were razed by CMC personnel in Mandya on Tuesday.
As the traders seem to be unprepared to remove
structures from footpaths, the Mandya City Municipal Council (CMC) has
decided to continue its drive to clear encroachments along the main
roads here.
The CMC on Tuesday removed several
structures and compound walls that were blocking the way for pedestrians
to walk on footpaths along the busy Bengaluru-Mysuru highway here.
In
association with police personnel, the municipal council officials
pressed into service an earthmover and tippers to remove several illegal
structures between the CMC office and Someshwara Kalyana Mantap near
Kallahalli.
While a few encroachers voluntarily took
away their belongings from footpaths, a few others requested the CMC to
stop the drive. However, the police ensured that the removal work went
on without any hassle.
Meanwhile, the CMC said that
the drive to remove encroachment would continue on other roads. Traders
should not block the way for pedestrians on footpaths, CMC Commissioner
N.M. Shashikumar, who supervised the drive, said.