Mumbai: BMC To Spend ₹10.25 Crore On Vehicles For 'Pedestrian First' Anti-Encroachment Drive
Mumbai, September 1, 2026: As the BMC intensifies its crackdown on footpath encroachments and unauthorised hawkers across Mumbai, contracts for vehicles used to transport discarded material have expired. The civic body is now appointing new contractors to deploy vehicles across the city and suburbs for one year, at a total estimated cost of Rs 10.25 crore. The move comes as part of the…
Mumbai, September 1, 2026 - The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to spend ₹10.25 crore on new vehicles to enforce the Pedestrian First anti-encroachment drive. This initiative targets footpath encroachments and obstacles that disrupt pedestrian movement near key areas like railway and Metro stations, schools, and hospitals.
The contracts for transporting discarded materials expired on July 9 (city) and July 24 (western suburbs), prompting the BMC to appoint new contractors. M/s Infra Transproject will provide 27 vehicles for the city at a cost of Rs 3.12 crore, while M/s S.D. Shirole Transport will supply 49 vehicles for the western suburbs at Rs 5.65 crore.
M/s Mak Envirotech and Solutions will handle the eastern suburbs with a budget of Rs 1.48 crore. In the first phase, the BMC intends to clear encroachments from 200 footpaths, already engaged in clearing obstacles at 134 locations. Enforcement actions have been taken at 1,459 spots across all 26 administrative wards, with the ultimate goal of restoring footpaths for uninterrupted pedestrian use.
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