Illegal constructions in the city of Toliara. The new leadership of the special delegation of Toliara's urban commune intends to take measures concerning illegal occupations. The construction of a new corrugated metal structure on a sidewalk at a sharp turn near the fence of a military compound in Tanambao Morafeno has been reported by Toliara residents. "It's not only at a sharp turn, but the construction is on a sidewalk where students use to go to and from their schools," says a mother who just picked up her child from a nearby school. The new construction is located at a four-way intersection, making its location somewhat dangerous for both road users and vehicle traffic. In Ankilifaly, around the city's main market, Scama market, the islands separating the two roads are currently illegally occupied by traders. Previously, occupants simply displayed their goods such as local building materials for fences, fabrics and textiles, food, and kitchen utensils. Today, they have built wooden and plank stalls and corrugated metal structures that cannot be dismantled. The small baobabs and plants installed during the rehabilitation of the road from Sanfily to Ankilifaly have thus disappeared. Illegal occupants of sidewalks bordering the main Monja Jaona avenue, from Sanfily to Jardin de la Mer, particularly near the school district offices of Toliara I and II and near CEG Centre, are often evicted but return a few days later. Responsibility "There is nowhere left to sell in the city. Scama market is packed, Bazar Be as well. We are unable to rent solid structures in markets or in the city," explains Ginah, one of the vendors occupying part of the sidewalk near CEG Centre. She recounts that municipal agents come daily to give them tickets, sometimes not, and ask them to pay 1,000 ariary as an occupation fee. This is an amount paid by traders in markets such as Bazar Be, Sanfily, or Scama. The new PDS, newly in office since Monday, intends to uphold good local governance and explains that the case of illegal constructions and sidewalk occupations will be studied closely. "The city should no longer be in a state of neglect. The city must regain its beauty and we must thus impose discipline. These cases will be reviewed one by one and the commune will proceed either with demolition or request regularization from the owners," explains Tondraha Razaha, PDS of Toliara's urban commune. Following this, he plans to conduct an inspection in the coming days to observe, discuss with occupants, and provide solutions.