# BCCC removes over 150 shops blocking Victoria Hospital footpath 2026-08-06T04:23:38+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Bengaluru Central City Corporation Commissioner G Jagadeesh led an operation to remove more than 150 shops obstructing the footpath beside the Victoria Hospital compound wall. The action followed an attack on civic officials during an earlier encroachment removal drive in Shivajinagar. Jagadeesh said the clearance process began last month and notices had been served weeks earlier. He said hawkers had not received identity cards from the corporation and that the affected shops were illegal. Senior civic officials joined the operation. ## Coverage - www.newindianexpress.com Tags: src-rss Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bccc-chief-joins-anti-encroachment-drive/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bccc-chief-joins-anti-encroachment-drive/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.