The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Mumbai Police on Monday launched a massive demolition and anti-encroachment drive between Goregaon and Borivali to clear roads near metro stations and congested roads, civic officials said.

The BMC with the assistance of Zone XI police, carried out a large-scale crackdown on illegal hawkers across Mumbai’s western suburbs, clearing some of the city’s most congested roads and transit zones, officials said.