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SOP in place to make city footpaths squatter-free
The New Indian Express
|October 07, 2025
Vendors claim plan not discussed at town vending panel meeting
IN a move to ensure smooth pedestrian movement across Chennai's footpaths, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to all zonal officers for the eviction of encroachments across 15 zones in the city.
According to the circular issued by the chief engineer (General), assistant engineers in each division have been instructed to identify and enumerate all footpath encroachments - including permanent structures and temporary vendors - and report them to the respective assistant executive engineers (AEE). The AEES are directed to ensure that the identified encroachments are removed the very next day.
This story is from the October 07, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express.
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