The hawkers at Dadar station are back. The station area had been cleared out a few months ago, but as Diwali is around the corner, hawkers have been allowed to sit here on humanitarian grounds. However, this is causing trouble for pedestrians and vehicles. The hawkers claim that if the municipal corporation had designated a hawkers’ zone, they would not have to sit on the streets.

Dadar, a central location, is highly congested. After repeated remarks by the Bombay High Court, the BMC started taking action against hawkers sitting within the 150-metre periphery of railway stations. The Dadar West side of the railway station remained hawker-free for the past few months, with a BMC vehicle stationed under the Keshavsut flyover.