India, May 7 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has intensified its anti-encroachment drive across the city under a special "footpath clearance fortnight" from May 1 to 15, removing illegal structures from roads and footpaths in multiple areas to ease traffic congestion and improve pedestrian safety, said the officials on Wednesday.

The campaign has been conducted under the guidance of municipal commissioner Vijay Suryavanshi and additional commissioner Trupti Sandbhor, in coordination across several zones, with teams led by deputy commissioner (encroachment) Atul Patil and local ward officials.

In the F ward, action was taken on May 2 and 3 along the RTO Road stretch from Triveni Nagar Chowk to Talawade Chowk, as well...