Mangalore Police to Launch ‘Footpath For Pedestrians’ Drive Soon: Much Needed in Mangalore

Mangalore Police to Launch ‘Footpath For Pedestrians’ Drive Soon: Much Needed in Mangalore

Mangalore Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal informed that the police will soon launch ‘footpath for pedestrians’ drive against footpath encroachments in the city. The decision came following complaints regarding encroachments by street vendors, shops, and others, as a consequence of which pedestrians are put to hardship. The commissioner said that once the festival is over, continuous drive would be undertaken in association with the Mangalore City Corporation.

Besides putting pedestrians’ lives at risk by forcing them to walk on roads, such encroachments also cause traffic hurdles, he noted. Footpath encroachment around the Lady Goschen Hospital in Hampanakatte would be cleared in a fortnight.