Overview
- The R/South ward led the operation in Kandivali West with heavy police deployment from the local station, and officials reported no untoward incidents.
- Crews used three JCBs and seven dumpers, and the drive was overseen by 47 civic staffers, according to the civic body.
- Officials said the removals targeted unauthorised stalls and structures that had been impeding pedestrian and vehicular movement in Mahavir Nagar.
- City officials described the goal as restoring a clean, safe and hassle-free public environment, aligning with stepped-up enforcement against encroachments.
- The Kandivali action fits a broader pattern of recent BMC drives, with R/Central ward also reporting removals in Kandivali and Borivali and separate actions in Dadar, Mulund and Vidyavihar.