GHMC officials from the Malakpet circle under Charminar zone dismantled sheds and stalls that were illegally erected by street vendors and absentee street vendors on the service road from Moosarambagh to Dilsukhnagar.
Surprisingly, there was no resistance or any unruly scenes. Most of the street vendors had not yet reached their work place by around 8 am, when the dismantling started. It was not just a demolition drive, but also a clean-up drive on the occasion of GHMC Commissioner K Amarapali’s visit to the area.
According to Govinda Reddy, GHMC supervisor, there was no attempt to affect the livelihoods of the street vendors in the stretch, as he claimed that it was GHMC’s last resort to put the things in order.