BMC cracks down on illegal hawkers, collects 6 L fine
Mumbai: The BMC is cashing in on the festivities to speed up its action on unauthorized hawkers and vendors in the city. Since December 23, the civic body has taken action against more than 400 hawkers in the western and eastern suburbs. A total of Rs 6 lakh was collected from the hawkers as fine. “This was part of our ongoing drive against unauthorized hawking. We will continue to crackdown on such vendors till the New Year,” said a senior civic official. According to BMC officials, most of the hawkers were selling food items cooked in unhygienic conditions. tnn that looked to be causing a risk to the health of Mumbaikars. “Most of the food was being cooked in unhygienic conditions and the fact that people tend to eat out during festive season poses a risk to the lives of lakhs of citizen,” an official said.