A mobile court of the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) on Thursday evicted about 200 illegal shops and structures from footpaths in the Bahaddarhat area under Chandgaon police station, clearing them of illegal occupation.

The drive was led by CCC Executive Magistrate Chaity Sarbabidya. The shops were removed for illegally occupying the footpaths and obstructing pedestrians. The corporation said such drives would continue in the public interest to keep the city’s footpaths free of encroachment.

Officials and employees of the relevant CCC departments and Chandgaon police assisted the magistrate.