Anti-encroachment drive begins in twin cities
The Municipal Corporation, Yamunanagar-Jagadhri, has launched an anti-encroachment drive to decongest markets and roads of the twin cities.
Municipal Corporation teams have been confiscating goods displayed outside shops on roads and imposing fines on the violators.
A team launched the drive from wool market, situated near New Hamida Colony of Ward-15 in Yamunanagar. Officials removed goods kept on roads by shopkeepers.
On the instructions of Municipal Commissioner Ayush Sinha, two teams have been formed to remove encroachments from the twin cities.
A team headed by Chief Sanitary Inspector (CSI) Harjeet Singh has been formed for Zone-I of the MC and the other team headed by CSI Sunil Dutt has been formed to remove encroachments from areas of Zone-II of the MC.
When the team headed by Dutt reached the wool market of Ward-15 on Friday and started lifting goods kept on the road, shopkeepers swung into action to save their items.
Dutt told the shopkeepers that goods kept on the road caused problems for commuters, causing traffic jams and many times emergency services like ambulance and fire brigade were affected due to the menace.
He warned the shopkeepers that if they were found keeping goods on the road again, their goods would be confiscated and a challan of Rs 25,000 would be issued.
