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Hawkers on Station Road evicted

Staff Reporter

CHENNAI: Hawkers who had encroached public space on the Railway Border Road and Station Road leading to the Mambalam railway station were evicted on Sunday.

Police from the Ashok Nagar and Mambalam stations and traffic police took up the eviction drive in the morning. The makeshift shops sell fruits, vegetables and flowers. About 120 small stalls that had blocked half the road were also cleared.

The approach roads are now wide enough for rail commuters to make their way to the station easily. They had complained that the shops had made it difficult for them to reach the station, especially during peak the hours in the evening.

Hawkers complain

The hawkers said they had not been given notice before the eviction drive. According to Ashok Nagar police, there have been previous attempts to remove the encroachments, but the hawkers came back in a few days or weeks.

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