SIALKOT, Jul 26 (APP):The District Council conducted grand operation against illegal constructions and encroachments in Chawinda, Adalat Garha and Ugoki Road and 105 encroachments were demolished by heavy machinery.
Over 64 buildings were also demolished, which were built without map approval.
According to the details, under the supervision of Chief Officer District Council Fida Mir and District Officer Regulation Rana Saqlain Mehmood, building/enforcement inspectors and regulation staff demolished six encroachments in the town of Chawinda of tehsil Pasrur. They opened two main highways after retrieving them from the land mafia; 25 overhangs and sheds of shops were pulled down and 20 buildings constructed without map approval were sealed.
Similarly, 85 encroachments were demolished and 44 illegal constructions were sealed during the operation in Adalat Garha, Ugoki Road and Jalianwala. During the operation, a total of 9 km of road encroachments were completely cleared.
Sellers of building materials who loaded and unloaded construction materials on the road were also fined Rs60,000 and issued a warning to refrain from using the road in the future.
Chief Officer (CO) District Council Fida Mir said that according to the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, indiscriminate action was being taken against the illegal construction and encroachment mafia in the district council. He said that shopkeepers should keep their merchandise withing their limits, otherwise action will be taken.
