 Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) alongwith officers of Deputy Commissioner Office conducted an anti-encroachment drive in the areas like Gumat, Dogra Chowk, Jewel Chowk, Vivekanand Chowk near Rivera Hotel and adjoining areas in order to ease traffic congestions and ensure free movement of pedestrians on footpaths.
The drive was conducted in compliance to the orders of Division Bench of High Court in WPPIL no. 27/2017 titled Court On Its Own Motion V/S State of J&K & Ors., dated 28/03/2018.
The drive was conducted by Assistant Commissioner (Rev.), 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 of, 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 free flow of pedestrians.
The team also lifted illegal rehries 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 no. of vehicles were challaned by Traffic Police for violating traffic rules by parking their vehicles on the roads causing traffic congestion in the above said area and also seized one vehicle parking wrongly on the road.
Jammu Municipal Corporation has being 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.
Action shall be initiated against the defaulters/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 Jammu Municipal Corporation. Such type of drives shall continue in near future also. |
