The hospital administration had launched anti-encroachment drives in past but the political influence of
encroachers successfully failed all such efforts.
Anti-encroachment personnel were also deployed in different markets so that
encroachers activities could be controlled," he added.
When local sub collector Sriram Venkatraman took stern action against
encroachers, there had been calls from CPM leaders including electricity minister M.M.
The pedestrians have expressed their reservations; they say that
encroachers are not only causing inconvenience and difficulties to passers-by but at the same time they are causing traffic congestion.
Defence land located in isolated locations is fenced and regular patrolling is being carried out to safeguard the land from
encroachers.
However, Mohd Azim Tuman, former chief of Houseboat Owners Association said: " When those people whose structures got submerged in floods last year started reconstructing them, they were accused of being
encroachers," he said.
However, he added that the
encroachers had sold part of the land to ordinary residents.
Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry said that there was a dire need to launch anti-encroachment drive in the City in general and in the Gulberg area in particular because these
encroachers were not only depriving the people of healthy environment but also affecting the business activities badly.
''We can confirm the deaths of three
encroachers and a policeman in the clashes so far,'' the district's chief administrator Hari Krishna Poudel told Kyodo News by phone Saturday.
Adiala Road, Dhamial Road, Chakri Road, Morgah, Misrial Road, Dhama Mor and several other areas are still occupied by the
encroachers as shopkeepers and vendors have occupied most of the footpaths and open spaces with Suzuki pickups, and other goods displayed by shopkeepers in front of their shops hampering traffic flow besides creating trouble for the pedestrians to walk.
On Jan 6, a drive was started to retrieve Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU)'s land from
encroachers. But this operation was halted before it reached a logical conclusion.
that the
encroachers have re-occupied the roads of the area and the officers
The
encroachers had built homes in courtyard of mausoleum and compound wall was erected over major portion of mausoleum.
An official at CHK told that the
encroachers had started shifting their household items, including home appliances and furniture, last night and continued till 04:00 pm to avoid anti- encroachment operation of District South management and law enforcement agencies.
Rawalpindi -- The National Highway Authority (NHA) has issued notices to
encroachers to remove all the encroachments along the GT Road in Rawat, informed official sources here on Friday.
