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Ahead of the Bhopal Metro launch, the BMC conducted a large-scale anti-encroachment drive, targeting illegal shops, street stalls, and obstructive structures across multiple localities. Items seized included carts, stools, tables, signboards, lights, and iron frames. The drive focused on areas along the metro route, including the AIIMS approach road, Ashoka Garden, Jawahar Chowk, Bhadbhada Road, and Hamidia Road, aiming to improve pedestrian movement and traffic flow. This operation is part of a series of enforcement actions by BMC over the past year to maintain clear public spaces and support metro development.
The Bhopal Metro launch has prompted the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) to undertake a comprehensive anti?encroachment operation across key city areas. Acting on complaints received through the chief minister's helpline, call centres, and regular inspections, BMC squads removed illegal flooring, bamboo sheds, stalls, and merchandise that obstructed footpaths or public spaces. During the operation, officials seized five carts, 20 stools, seven tables, 11 boards, nine lights, and two iron frames, all linked to unauthorised street vendors and shop extensions. Advertisement
The crackdown covered multiple localities, including the approach road to the AIIMS Bhopal Metro station and areas along the under-construction metro corridor such as Ashoka Garden, Jawahar Chowk, Bhadbhada Road, and Hamidia Road. The drive, directed by BMC Commissioner Sanskriti Jain, aimed to improve pedestrian access and traffic flow ahead of metro operations. Authorities emphasized that keeping public spaces clear is essential for safe movement and smoother commuting once the metro becomes fully operational.
This drive continues a pattern of enforcement seen over the past year, where BMC cleared unauthorised shops, stalls, makeshift structures, and even demolished houses that obstructed metro-related development. Earlier, six houses in Arjun Nagar and an illegally built boundary wall near a school on New Jail Road were removed to facilitate metro construction. These efforts reflect the civic body's ongoing focus on urban infrastructure and city planning to ensure that metro facilities are accessible and unimpeded by illegal encroachments.
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