Bengaluru minister directed officials to prepare action plans for vehicle removal. Footpath encroachments are being cleared to improve pedestrian access and ease congestion. Abandoned vehicles will be towed and auctioned after a 15-day unclaimed period. Police and city corporations will coordinate efforts and monitor field staff closely. Footpath repairs will proceed alongside encroachment removal and penalty imposition.

Civic bodies told to deploy GPS-enabled garbage collection vehicles, immediately install GPS devices in existing vehicles that lack them, and phase out old vehicles that cannot be…

BESCOM is relocating electrical infrastructure to clear footpaths as part of a citywide cleanup initiative. This effort aims to improve pedestrian safety and reclaim public spaces…