Mysore/Mysuru, Jan. 5 -- Effectiveness of drive to be known after 5 pm when street food vendors return

In a joint operation, the Mysuru City Police and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have begun clearing footpath vendors who cook food using LPG cylinders and serve customers by the roadside.

The eviction drive follows the recent helium cylinder blast near the Mysore Palace in which three persons were killed and a couple of others injured. Unregulated footpath food vending across the city had long been a cause for concern and these concerns intensified after the deadly incident.

Most footpath food vendors use domestic gas cylinders, though rules mandate the use of commercial cylinders. Acting against these violations, the Police evicte...