To further intensify the anti encroachment drives, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) along with officers of Deputy Commissioner Office, Jammu and Police conducted an anti-encroachment drive in the areas like Gumat, Dogra Chowk, Jewel Chowk, Vivekanand Chowk near Riviera Hotel and adjoining areas here today in order to ease traffic congestions and ensure free movement of pedestrians on footpaths. The drive was conducted on the instructions of Commissioner, JMC, Pankaj Magotra. The officers who conducted the drive included Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Tehsildar, Jammu, Ravi Sharma, Dy. Superintendent of Police, Shwetambri Sharma, Dy. Superintendent of Police (Traffic), Jammu Jeevan Sharma, Madan Lal, Enforcement Officer, JMC, SHO concerned area, DTI concerned area and enforcement staff of JMC. During the drive, the special squad of Jammu Municipal Corporation seized six trucks of material like counters, and other material displayed by the shopkeepers in front of their shops and footpaths causing traffic congestions and impediments free flow of pedestrians. The team also lifted illegal reharies and removed unauthorized hoardings/flexes from these areas. The enforcement team of JMC also dismantled cemented Thara creating obstructions in free movement of vehicles as well as pedestrians. Moreover 25 vehicles were challaned by Traffic Police for violating traffic rules by parking their vehicles on the roads causing traffic congestion in these areas and also seized one vehicle parking wrongly on the road. JMC has been repeatedly issuing advisories to the shopkeepers regarding removal of encroachments by shopkeepers through public notices. Besides, notices have been served in the areas like Hari Market, Indira Chowk, Canal Road, Jewel, Vinayak Bazar, Below Gumat, Gandhi Nagar, Talab Tillo, Gole Pully, Patta Chungi, Bohri, Poonch House, Vikram Chowk by JMC to shopkeepers violating rules by displaying their goods beyond the shutter line of their shops. JMC also warned that action will be initiated against the defaulters and encroachers in terms of Section 232 of the Municipal Corporation Act, 2000 which may further lead towards the sealing of the shops as per law. Instructions were also issued to the street vendors, phari walas to ply their rehries only in the rehri zones established by JMC. Such type of drives will continue in near future also, JMC also warned defaulters and encroachers.
