The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the removal of pushcarts and other encroachments from city streets.

In a document dated October 3, the Corporation instructed division-level Assistant Engineers to record all encroachments within their jurisdictions on the GCC app, along with photographs and details of the type of encroachment. The compiled data is to be forwarded to the respective zonal officers for review.

Following the enumeration, Assistant Executive Engineers (AEEs) are to issue one-day eviction notices to the encroaching vendors. The SOP mandates that eviction must be carried out immediately after identification, holding the AEE accountable for any delay in execution.

All material and debris resulting from the clearance are

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