bengaluru in a joint operation conducted by police and bruhat bengaluru mahanagara palike bbmp over hundred illegal vegetable and flower shops were cleared from the median and footpaths of madiwala market road on mondaythe shops not only put people at risk but was also slowing traffic movement from krupanidhi college junction towards madiwala police station with vehicles getting clogged between the two junctions during peak hours traffic police and bbmp decided to put an end to the problem permanently madiwala traffic police inspector gavisiddappa directed officials to clear illegals shops on the road median and footpaths along the stretch he sought help from law and order police and bbmp officials though officials had come up with the plan before diwali they later decided to clear the shops after the festival police had informed the traders to shift their shops to the bbmp complex which has 88 shops in madiwala market areaaround 24 people opposed the eviction drive but police said they convinced all traders to shift their shops to bbmp complexwe have cleared all the shops located along the road median and 80 of the shops from the footpaths remaining shops will be cleared soon said gavisiddappa madiwala traffic police inspector