Shillong, July 22 -- The Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) on Tuesday carried out an eviction drive in the Khyndailad area in compliance with orders from the Meghalaya High Court.

During the operation, officials dismantled stalls and seized goods belonging to street vendors operating without valid Certificates of Vending (COVs). The eviction followed a state government directive that had set a deadline for unauthorised vendors to vacate the area.

"For the past few days, our team had been verifying vending permits. Only those who could produce valid COVs were allowed to continue. Others were removed as per protocol," an SMB official said.

The High Court had earlier pulled up the state government and municipal authorities for their failure ...