To ensure free passage and free flow of traffic along Janpath, the joint eviction team on Thursday carried out a demolition drive between Ram Mandir and Master Canteen squares. The joint eviction team consisting of BDA, BMC, GA and Commissionerate Police acting on a requisition made by BMC Deputy Recovery Officer demolished a PCO booth, 60 thatched/polythene sheeted structures used as temporary business establishments, a lasi stall, 30 wooden cabins, four temporary extended sheds constructed by the owners of an Omfed and Opolfed booths.
The team also cleared the entrance of the Railway station at Master Canteen Square where hundreds of street vendors had opened outlets causing problem to public and creating unhygienic and unhealthy atmosphere. Two excavators were pressed into action. The demolition drive was conducted directly under the supervision of BDA Enforcement Officer Pramod Kumar Patra and liaison Officer Subhransu Sekhar Mohanty. Adequate security arrangements were made to maintain law and order situation.