BMC Commissioner Orders Crackdown After Hawkers Assault Officials in Kandivali

• BMC officials from R/South ward were assaulted by hawkers during an eviction drive in Kandivali's Lokhandwala Complex area on March 7.
• Hawkers vandalized equipment and vehicles; BMC filed a case against five individuals involved in the assault.
• BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani visited the site on March 8, ordering immediate and strict action against unauthorized hawkers and shops obstructing traffic.
• Commissioner Gagrani personally oversaw the removal of parked vehicles and instructed the closure of a pizza shop causing traffic obstruction.
• BMC clarified that eviction drives against unauthorized hawkers and illegal constructions on footpaths will continue permanently.