Overview
- Hema Malini said she “rubbed her eyes” on driving through Irla in Andheri West, calling the once-congested stretch “transformed.”
- She credited the change to BJP MLA Ameet Satam, noting his recent appointment as president of the party’s Mumbai unit.
- Photos she shared showed hawker-free pavements, clear shopfronts and pedestrians using the sidewalks with ease.
- The BMC says it has intensified removal of encroachments citywide and declared vendor-free zones near major roads, stations, schools and hospitals, while pledging relocation for eligible vendors.
- The Bombay High Court directed authorities to demarcate University of Mumbai land at the Kalina campus and begin removing encroachments after the university withdrew a related petition.