Mira-Bhayandar: An anti-encroachment squad from the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) led by ward officer- Sudhakar Lendve cleared and crushed several illegal stalls with the help of JCB machines in the Hatkesh area of Mira Road on Tuesday.

Anticipating business potential, several people had illegally set up stalls and kiosks on the pavement opposite the new Judicial Magistrate First-Class (JMFC) and Civil Judge (junior division) court building which is scheduled to be inaugurated by Supreme Court Judge Justice Abhay Oka in the presence of deputy chief minister- Eknath Shinde (who is also the guardian minister of Thane district) and state transport minister- Pratap Sarnaik at 11:30 am on Women’s Day (8 March).