In order to put an end to the hawking menace from returning to the streets after a crackdown, a BJP MLA has suggested that the BMC should destroy the impounded goods rather than returning seized material to hawkers after collecting a fine.

A civic official, on the condition of anonymity, said that Sanjay Upadhyay, BJP MLA from Borivli, had called for a meeting with the BMC officials on Wednesday to take a review of problems. Besides, the civic administration, officers from departments like the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), the fire brigade department, the traffic police and the collector’s office were present at the meeting.