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- The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the eviction of 258 shops at Lenin Centre in Vijayawada, which were built on the Ryves Canal bund, and the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has begun issuing eviction notices in compliance.
- The shops, mostly clothing and book stores, support the livelihoods of an estimated 600 to 700 workers, and traders fear losing their customer base if relocated.
- The court ordered the VMC to identify three alternative locations, but shopkeepers have rejected the proposed sites and staged protests, including after a three-day power disruption.
- A VMC official warned that if traders do not relocate voluntarily, the encroachments will be removed with help from the Revenue and Police Departments.
What to watch next
- Whether shopkeepers respond to the VMC's seven-day notice asking them to choose a relocation site
- Whether the VMC proceeds with forced eviction using Revenue and Police Departments
- Traders' push to have the relocation moved to the area near the park at Lenin Centre
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Named India · Lenin Centre · Muhammad Fathullah · Ryves Canal · Vijayawada Urban Fancy Readymade and Old Cloth Merchants Association · Andhra Pradesh High Court · Irrigation Department · Police Department · Revenue Department · Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
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