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more-inBENGALURU: Several pre-schools in residential areas have been told by the BBMP to close down in a week or reply to notices for operating in residential areas without necessary licences. A senior Education Department official said they would ask the BBMP if pre-schools need a trade licence. “The notices were served as part of a citywide drive against commercial establishments operating in residential areas, which is prohibited as per zoning regulations. BBMP Commissioner N.
Manjunath Prasad said that pre-schools are essentially commercial establishments. Kavya S., whose daughter attends a pre-school in Sahakara Nagar, “We chose pre-schools based on proximity to our homes..