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Bengaluru Street Reset: Crackdown on Errant Vendors, Illegal Banners & Abandoned Vehicles

In a bid to curb the growing menace of unauthorised flex banners, Shivakumar announced stringent penalties. File pic

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News18•21-03-2026, 06:11

Bengaluru Street Reset: Crackdown on Errant Vendors, Illegal Banners & Abandoned Vehicles

•Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar announced a new policy to prohibit street vending on main/submain roads.
•Stricter measures will be implemented against illegal flex banners, with fines of Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
•Abandoned vehicles occupying public roads will be towed to designated dumping yards.
•New footpath policy aims to allocate separate spaces for registered vendors; unauthorized vendors will be removed.
•Decisions taken after consultations with MLAs, ministers, and officials from key civic bodies.

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