Takes on DC Jammu over encroachment drive
STATE TIMES NEWS
Jammu: Reacting to the schedule of anti- encroachment drive issued by the office of the District Magistrate Jammu to carry out anti-encroachment drives on public roads, pathways, streets, lane etc. without the knowledge of the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), Mayor Jammu, Rajinder Sharma on Thursday aid that District Administration should have taken the JMC into confidence before removing the encroachments as everyone should be given chance to be heard first.
In a press briefing, the Mayor appealed to all Jammuites to remove encroachments, if any, at their own in compliance to the High Court orders.
The Mayor said that he himself along with chairpersons of the Standing Committees and councilors toured the city areas and made an appeal to the Jammuties to remove encroachments at their own to avoid unnecessary harassment.
The press conference was also attended by Chairpersons of the Standing Committees and Councillors.
The Mayor briefed the media fraternity that High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh passed a judgement in the case titled Jammu Municipal Corporation Vs Mohd. Nadeem and Anr. in OWP No. 298/2011 (O&M) and issued directions that the Government of Union Territory of J&K, in general, and the petitioner-authority, in particular, shall ensure that no structure of any kind is allowed/ permitted to be raised on public road, street, pathway, lane etc. which is part and parcel of the public property and belongs to the UT.
If any such structure is erected or re-erected within a period of last five years, the same shall be removed forthwith. If any encroachment is made on roads, pathways, streets or lanes in future, the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of that area shall be responsible for the same, the High Court directed.
Meanwhile, the Mayor Jammu launched an awareness tour this afternoon from Dogra Chowk for removal of encroachments and visited a number of areas of the city– Jewel area, Gumat Bazar, Gurudwara Sunder Singh Road, Raghunath Bazar, Hari Market, City Chowk, Purani Mandi , Kanak Mandi, Lakhdata Bazar, Jain Bazar, Chowk Chabutra, Panjtirthi, Pacca Danga and Parade. He appealed to all Jammuites for removal of encroachments at their own.
The citizens and shopkeepers of these areas welcomed the initiative taken by Mayor Jammu, which is first of its kind, and appreciated the move for generating awareness and appealing for removal of encroachments by taking all into confidence. During the tour, the Mayor Jammu and his team was assured that they will definitely cooperate with the Jammu Municipal Corporation for removal of encroachments.
