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100 encroachments removed from Brari Namabal: SMC
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Saturday, 8 March 2014
10:16 pm
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‘50 truckloads of garbage lifted’
Srinagar: In a major drive to clean up
Brari Nambal lagoon, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation today removed 100
encroachments/shanties and evacuated 500 rag-pickers illegally occupying a huge
patch of the lagoon land. These illegal encroachments and the occupants were
posing a grave threat to the lagoon.
According to a statement issued to KNS, a spokesman of
the SMC has said that the drive, which started since last evening, involved
around 250 SMC workers, including sweepers and other officials, to not only
destroy the illegal constructions but also clear up the debris to restore the
land to its old glory. At least fifty truckloads of garbage was lifted from in
and around lagoon area.
The daylong drive was overseen by SMC commissioner Dr G N
Qasba and LAWWDA vice chairman Irfan Yasin. Both the SMC and the LAWWA are
charting joint plans to evict the illegal occupants and maintain sanitation in
and around the Brari Nambal lagoon. Several dozers and JCB were put into action
to remove the encroachments. Later, water sprinklers were pressed into service.
“We had forewarned people that no encroachment on the lagoon will be tolerated.
The exercise is an ongoing operation. No one would be allowed to set up any
kind of structure in and around Brari Nambal,” said Dr Qasba.
The commissioner reiterated the pledge that the SMC will
put all efforts to ensure a clean and sanitised lagoon. He once again appealed
to people, who have appreciated the efforts of the SMC to clean up the lagoon,
to ensure to one comes up with any structure at the lagoon. The SMC operation
was also monitored by Chief Encroachment Officer Nissar Ahmad Shah and Chief
Sanitation Officer Manzoor Ahmad Tarray including all the sanitation and
enforcement officers. (KNS)
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