Bengaluru's safe footpath campaign has started across several constituencies, with civic authorities clearing encroachments on imp roads to improve pedestrian safety. Residents have welcomed the move, street vendors have expressed concerns over the impact on their livelihoods

Basements should be cleared also .. should be made into parking lots &’stop parking on narrow roads

Some big establishment will go to court and all these things will be stopped mid way…

Street vendors should have understood that encroaching was always a temporary thing. If they can’t afford to rent a shop, they shouldn’t encroach. If they can’t pay school fees of their kids, then they shouldn’t breed and reproduce like mosquitoes

Byre Gowda started with his own constituency, Nice.. hope he does the same in Vijaynagar area too especially the police station road, krishnappa is notorious for keeping them over there for decades

Impact of livelihood ?? What about livelihoods honest citizens who deserve basic footpath ?

Past few weeks I'm keep oncomplaining about this issue , but no response at all.

All Okay But They won't go to Shivaji nagar or Tannery Road or Johnson Market BBMP lands have encroached & built mazzars in Johnson Market & Shivajinagar

when are coming to Neeladri Road in ECity ph1 @GBA_office???? peak hours the roads are choked completely... illegal vendors are covering the roads and foothpaths,foothpaths are broken too @mlamkrishnappa

Great work, these vendors try to gain sympathy by talking about poverty and do all illegal work.

BBMP had taken up such encroachment clearance drives many many times earlier but targeted only common people, leaving aside VIPs & influential... This is nothing new. Minister @krishnabgowda must ensure that VIP encroachment is first cleared & ordinary people touched later on!

Request the concerned authorities to extend this drive to all other Muncipal Corporations in Karnataka. Even the residential areas are not spared by the residents encroaching upon already narrower roads .

If you are serious about it first give a X handle or whatsapp number for citizens to post the foothpath encroachment in their vicinity. Then we can check the progress on the complaints. Don't just target some poor vendor and claim to have done your work.

Almost every transformer & junction box in bangalore has turned into a garbage dumping spot. The road dividers on the Ulsoor side are overflowing with litter. This is unacceptable. Enforce strict monitoring, penalize offenders, ensure these areas r cleaned & maintained every day.

One reason why people need ramps is they construct a level above the road to account for road level increase in the future. Gba should fix the road level so that houses or shops are constructed at the same level as road

This is most daring reform that has happened in recent times ,this was considered tough not only due to Bureaucracy Nexus,Roll call etc.But also because politicians liked looking the other way ,so as to not offend their vote bank. #reclaimfootpaths 👍

Beat the shit outa dirty street vendors, if they keep blocking the sidewalks, Shoot them.

Street vending in Bengaluru is a BIG Syndicate Business. Majority of these shops & pushcarts are owned by Rich Persons using handlers as tool for generating illegal money. The vendors we see remain poor all along.

Take strict action against unauthorized banners. Hold every person whose photo appears on a banner accountable and make them responsible for its removal. Impose fines for every illegal banner, without exception, and publicly disclose the total fines collected .Name and shame them

Great work @krishnabgowda and @GBA_office . Kudos to you for taking up this work. Please don't stop till all footpaths are cleared from encroachments and made usable for pedestrians.

There should be a Model Road with * 0 encroachment * 0 Ramps from residences * 0 Footpath gardens * 0 Parking on footpaths * 0 commercial ventures * 0 Religious structures * Zero Govt backed shops (Lidkar, Nandini, Fisheries dept.) All this n more should be cleared in stroke.

On 1st May, at around 6:30pm, I saw this car (DL5 CU 3197) blocking the pedestrian crossing. As I informed the policeman, he retorted “Rastrapati Bhawan ghumne gaya hoga, abhi aa jayenge”.

This is a welcome start. I just hope the encroachments do not return in a few weeks, because that has been the pattern in Bengaluru. The bigger question is how these footpaths will be protected going forward. Will there be regular inspections, penalties for repeat encroachments and continuous enforcement? Hopefully this is the beginning of a long term change, not just an exercise for optics. @GBA_office @krishnabgowda #Bengaluru #Walkability

Much needed 👏

Govt does not have obligations to ensure their livelihood through illegal means

This safe footpath Price must do in marthahalli, munnekollala area also

This is another money making model of the government, if they have guts let them clear the encroachment in Banashankari Bus stand area.

The traffic signals have been removed and many cars are crossing Kartavya Path at top neck speed without slowing down for the pedestrians ready to cross Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road. This is a disaster in waiting.

What about houses that have replaced footpaths with steep ramps while also swallowing roads beyond the footpath limit? Almost all new houses being built this way. Two houses in my neighbourhood. Plus 4 and 5 floors on 30*40 dimension plot @krishnabgowda

Is this also applicable in Shivajinagar???

How long before this fizzles out?

Footpaths in Bengaluru is for parking and business purpose Anyone raising the voice will be treated as if we have questioned their personal property

Such campaign have happened 100p times and in different states, but they don't sustain and after days , weeks or best case , months, everything is back to BAU.

They should go after 6 till 10 and see the roads and footpaths. Not on non busy hours. The real sh*t happens after 6 when roads and streets are crowded. @krishnabgowda avare , look in to that too

@TVMohandasPai Sunday morning, entire 24th main JP Nagar street will be occupied by vendors right on the footpath. As someone said, drama will continue for one week then same old story ..