KARACHI:
Mayorr Murtaza Wahab, presided over a high-level assembly on anti-encroachment drive at head workplace of Karachi Metropolitan Company (KMC) on Friday.
Throughout assembly, he mentioned {that a} marketing campaign had been launched towards encroachments in all districts of town concurrently. KMC inspectors have been being deployed in each city whereas metropolis administration and KMC would collectively conduct operation towards encroachments. A complete technique has been chalked out beneath court docket orders for removing of encroachments.
This operation doesn’t purpose to make residents jobless. As a substitute, a proposal to allocate area for hawkers in each district is into consideration. This could enable pushcarts and stalls to be relocated there.
Commissioner Karachi, Syed Hasan Naqvi, Municipal Commissioner KMC, S.M. Afzal Zaidi, all deputy commissioners and officers have been current at this occasion. Wahab mentioned that in this drive all encroachments could be faraway from M. A Jinnah Street, Saddar, Regal Market, Cellular Market, New M.A. Jinnah Street, Bohri Bazar and different areas of district South.
Deputy Commissioners additionally gave briefing about encroachments of their respective areas. Deputy Commissioner Central mentioned that in his district, there are loads of encroachments round Hyderi Meals Avenue block H, North Nazimabad, Landi Kotal Chowrangi, Sindhi Resort, Hussainabad Meals Avenue, Allahwala Chowrangi North Karachi, Liaquatabad 10 quantity and Liaquatabad Grocery store. Moreover eradicating encroachments, plan shall be made in session with site visitors police to make sure clean move of site visitors on these roads.
Deputy Commissioner South mentioned that there’s site visitors drawback as a result of encroachments round MA Jinnah Street, Saddar, Regal Market, Cooperative Market, Bohri Bazar, Lea Market as site visitors move is affected as a result of parking of automobiles on New MA Jinnah Street.
Equally, Deputy Commissioner West mentioned that issues are being confronted as a result of encroachments beneath Banaras flyover in his district. There are extra encroachments round Orangi City No10 and Qatar Hospital which need to be eliminated.
Deputy Commissioner Keamari recognized areas concerning encroachments together with Sher Shah, Manghopir street and different areas. He mentioned that as a substitute of planting bushes and greening, area outdoors factories in Sindh Indisutrial and Buying and selling Property (SITE) space has been earmarked for parking automobiles. Manufacturing facility house owners shall be requested to make sure that this area is made inexperienced and exquisite.
A briefing was given about encroachments at Tariq Street, Samama Purchasing Heart, Pehalwan Goth and different areas in East District additionally. Hassan Naqvi mentioned that proposal to impose Part 144 on chopping street with out permission is into consideration and will probably be carried out quickly. Joint technique shall be adopted for removing of encroachments in Karachi; no encroachment on Sharea Faisal shall be tolerated. Numerous rickshaws are parked from Lasbela Chowk to Gurumandir as a result of which site visitors is affected. Involved affiliation needs to be approached for fixing this drawback.
Printed in The Categorical Tribune, April 27th, 2024.
