A post-drive view of the Dum Dum railway station area in Kolkata shows cleared stretches where hawkers and makeshift stalls once stood, following an anti-encroachment operation on 31 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The Dum Dum railway station vicinity in West Bengal was visibly transformed on 31 May 2026 as authorities dismantled makeshift stalls and evicted street vendors during a coordinated anti-encroachment drive. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Public space around Dum Dum railway station in Kolkata was reclaimed on 31 May 2026 as part of an anti-encroachment drive that removed hawkers and temporary stalls occupying the station forecourt. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
A person is seen removing materials from a dismantled makeshift stall at the Dum Dum railway station area in Kolkata on 31 May 2026, in the aftermath of the authorities' anti-encroachment operation. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Following the anti-encroachment drive at Dum Dum railway station in Kolkata on 31 May 2026, individuals were seen hauling away timber and materials salvaged from demolished stalls along the station perimeter. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Open stretches were restored at the Dum Dum railway station precinct in Kolkata, West Bengal on 31 May 2026 after civic authorities evicted hawkers and cleared makeshift stalls in a Sunday morning anti-encroachment drive. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Hawkers and makeshift stalls were evicted from the Dum Dum railway station area in Kolkata on 31 May 2026 as part of an urban management initiative to restore pedestrian access and clear encroachments on railway land. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The anti-encroachment drive on 31 May 2026 visibly transformed the surroundings of Dum Dum railway station in Kolkata, with hawkers and makeshift stalls cleared from what had been a densely occupied public thoroughfare. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The forecourt of Dum Dum railway station in Kolkata, West Bengal was cleared of hawkers and makeshift stalls on 31 May 2026, concluding an anti-encroachment drive aimed at improving commuter access to the station. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)