The hawker menace continues to haunt Bandra residents, especially those living on and near Hill Road. Recently, a local resident filed a complaint with the police after he was allegedly attacked by a group of hawkers for alerting cops to their presence. The BMC and the police have been taking action against illegal hawkers, but the problem still persists. 

Earlier in August last year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation along with members of advanced locality management and politicians resolved to bring an end to the problem and cleared the busy road of hawkers. However, the vendors kept returning to the spot on the weekends.