Bengaluru, June 30 -- The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will launch a citywide footpath encroachment clearance drive from July 1 across five municipal corporations under its jurisdiction as part of the 'Safe Pedestrian Path Campaign'.

Chairing a review meeting, Bengaluru Urban Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda directed officials to implement the drive in a phased manner, beginning with public awareness campaigns, followed by notices to encroachers and, if necessary, eviction of illegal structures. He said the exercise would be carried out in compliance with Supreme Court directions and the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act.

The minister instructed officials to prioritise not only th...