The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) on Friday conducted an eviction drive against illegally established shops in the city’s Ulubari area.
According to reports, the eviction drive was carried out under the Ulubari flyover near the Prag Tower building.
Officials at the site informed that the several mobile eateries that had been set up under the flyover, were illegal. Several such roadside stalls were evicted during the drive.
The GMC is conducting eviction drives daily to remove illegally set up stalls to make the areas taken up by them available to the public, added officials.
Meanwhile, reports also stated that allegations have emerged against the GMC of illicit tax collection and harassment of businesses.
Earlier on December 6, GMC carried out eviction drive in Arya Nagar and Rukminigaon. GMC evicted several shops occupying sidewalks.
They also evicted the illegally established shops under the newly inaugurated flyover in Arya Nagar, sources informed. The eviction was carried out by a large team of the municipal corporation in the two separate locations.
It may be mentioned that since several months GMC has been carrying out eviction drives in several parts of the city.
Last month, GMC carried out eviction in Ganeshguri and evicted number of illegal footpath vendors.
Claiming that it is illegal to set up shops on walkways, the GMC had earlier warned against putting up such stalls in the future.
Violators will have to bear the brunt of GMC, they further added.
