Nashik: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) carried out an anti-encroachment drive in Nashik Road area of the city on Wednesday.During the drive, the civic body removed as many as 40 encroachments, including 10 outlets and 30 kiosks conducting business in no-hawking zone on the road near Devi Chowk.The post office near Devi Chowk had complained the municipal corporation about the roadside encroachments. Accordingly, the anti-encroachment department of the NMC conducted a drive on Wednesday in the area amidst tight security.Around 60 employees and officials from the NMC conducted the demolition drive. Moreover, around 35 police personnel had been deployed for security.“These vendors were carrying out business on the roadside in areas that has been declared as no-hawking zone. This was also causing hurdles to the smooth movement of vehicular traffic. The post office in the area had complained to us about the encroachments. Accordingly, we took action and removed the encroachments,” an NMC official said.The NMC has already started a series of anti-encroachment demolition drive, being implemented in all six divisions of municipal corporation — Nashik East, Nashik West, Nashik Road, Panchavati, Satpur and Cidco divisions — for the past few months following instructions from the municipal commissioner Mundhe.The civic administration has warned encroachers, including hawkers and vegetable vendors, to refrain from encroaching the footpath, roads and squares in the city that causes inconvenience to the pedestrians.The civic body has also cautioned that it would continue to take action against encroachments along city roads and footpath.

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