THE Jabalpur Municipal Corporation (JMC) carried out a major anti encroachment drive, on Monday and cleared the stretch from Teen Patti Square to Chhoti Line Fatak. The action was taken to ease traffic movement. The anti-encroachment squad removed a number of illegal temporary and permanent structures built over drains and footpaths. The illegal constructions including slabs, strains and partition walls had been blocking pedestrian movement and affecting drainage during rains.

 

The civic body used JCB machines to demolish the structures on the spot. The JMC employees also seized handcarts and makeshift stalls set up on the main road. They also removed temporary structures placed on left-turn. Senior officials of the Department informed that the Municipal Corporation is carrying out anti-encroachment drive continuously to ensure smooth traffic flow. The squad removing all illegal and temporary structures which are placed along main roads and over drains and nullahs.

 

The employees also seizing handcarts, kiosks and other such structures which are hindering traffic movement on main roads. Accordingly, the civic body conducted a major drive on Monday and removed a number of illegal structures from one of the city’s busiest routes. Earlier, senior officials conducted inspection on the route in the morning and noticed illegal structures along the route. Hence, they asked concerned officials to conduct drive and remove encroachments. Those conducted the drive were Additional S P Gupta, Additional Commissioners Arvind Shah and V N Bajpai and other officials.