The Hindu        21.01.2015   

Mandya CMC continues its drive to clear encroachments

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.