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Mumbai: Why not a hawker-free Mount Mary?
Updated On: 10 April, 2024 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Following mid-day’s report about how Hill Road has been cleared of illegal vendors since January, posh neighbourhood asks: what about us?
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Hawkers on the road connecting Mount Mary. Pic/Shadab Khan
Although the police successfully removed hawkers from Hill Road in Bandra West, other residents are questioning why their neighbourhood remains inundated by hawkers just a few kilometres away. Like many other suburbs in Mumbai, the streets and sidewalks of Bandra West are overrun by thousands of illegal hawkers.
Residents of Hill Road have persistently battled against vendors occupying spaces in front of their buildings, on sidewalks, and along narrow roads. Following the police intervention, Hill Road has remained free of hawkers for the past three months, prompting other Bandra residents to advocate for their right to hawker-free streets.
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