Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SHS)

Mangalore, Sep 7: Mangalore City Corporation cracked on illegal street shops allegedly operating near Forum Fiza Mall at Pandeshwar here in the wee hours of Sunday September 7.

The MCC team headed by senior health inspector Bharat Kumar with the direction of Dr Manjayya Shetty, health officer, MCC carried the operation in the absence of the street vendors.

However the action unraveled, following the complaints by the public and the police department on the grounds of health of the citizens. The team arrived to the spot at 6 am and removed the shops then loading the pull carts and petty shops to the lorry.

The team cleared as many as 22 shops which were on either sides of the road from Forum to Rosario Church.

Bharath Kumar said that the team cleared many shops like chaat shops, ice cream and other petty shops. The department received many complaints from the public and the police.

"Health officer directed to clear the illegal shops functioning allegedly violating the norm," he added.

He said that the shops would not be seen again as the MCC was stringent against such illegal business operators in the city. The department in the coming days would carry out similar drive to make Mangalore a healthy city.