Festive season: Traffic police, MC hold joint anti-encroachment drive in busy markets

To ensure smooth movement of traffic in busy markets of the city during the ongoing festival season, Senior Deputy Mayor Rakesh Prashar supervised a joint anti-encroachment drive conducted by the traffic police and tehbazaari wing of the Municipal Corporation (MC) in Chaura Bazaar and nearby areas on Wednesday.

During the drive, action was taken against shopkeepers and vendors encroaching upon road portions beyond the yellow line.

Prashar said they had conducted a number of meetings with associations of different markets in the city in the recent past. Shopkeepers and vendors were directed to install their stalls and vends within the yellow line so that encroachments on road portions did not become a hindrance in the smooth movement of traffic.

On Wednesday, a drive in the Chaura Bazaar area was conducted to take stock of the situation at the ground level and action was taken against violators. The drive would be continued across the city in coming days too and strict action will be taken against the violators, he said.

He said the civic body did not want to take action against any shopkeeper or vendor during the festival season but stern action would be taken in case there was any hindrance to traffic movement.

The Senior Deputy Mayor said avoiding encroachments would also improve footfall in respective markets as ample parking space would be available for visitors.