Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 21: An anti encroachment drive was conducted throughout the Jammu city to clear traffic congestion caused due to encroachments by the Jammu Municipal Corporation today.
The JMC had already started a public awareness campaign by publication/distribution of appeal pamphlets and made announcements through loud speakers in the city well before conducting the anti encroachment drive. Besides, JMC also served notices to all the shopkeepers for removing their encroachments especially from footpaths/pavements.
The objective of the campaign is to aware general public about sanitation, encroachments of footpaths/pavements, illegal constructions & lanes/drains/nallahs etc. This was stated in a JMC handout issued here today.
Dr. Manmohan Singh , Municipal Commissioner called a meeting with all the members of market associations regarding encroachment made by the shopkeepers on the footpaths/pavements. A brief discussion was held with the members on the issue and they assured JMC that they will give their full cooperation while conducting anti encroachment drive against defaulters. They also stressed upon that such drives should be taken vigorously in future because some offenders in market are habitual to encroach the footpaths causing obstruction to vehicular traffic as well as pedestrians.
The handout said that Enforcement & Health Wing of JMC launched an extensive anti encroachment drive under the supervision of Joint Commissioner (Adm), R.S. Jamwal with the assistance of SP, Traffic, Rohit, SDPO City, Vivek Shekhar, SHO city, Shakti Devi and police force in the areas of Veer Marg, Gurudwara Sunder Singh Road , JP Chowk, Vinayak Bazar, Dogra Chowk etc.
During the drive, four truck loads of material has been seized from shopkeepers who had encroached footpaths/pavements by installing/displaying their articles outside the premises of shop causing hindrance to pedestrians and also causing heavy traffic vehicular traffic congestion. The encroachments over the footpaths/pavements also causing insanitation condition due to coverage of drains.
Among others who have accompanied Jamwal were Chief Enforcement Officers, Rajesh Gupta & Kamini Kesar, Health Officer, Dr. Anita Salgotra Assistant Enforcement officers, Enforcement Inspectors and other staff members of the Corporation.
During the drive Jamwal , made a fervent appeal to all the shopkeepers to avoid encroaching footpaths/pavements which is meant to be used by the pedestrians and not for their articles, if the shopkeepers do not desist this practice action under Municipal Act will be initiated against them.
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