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JAMMU: Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Friday sealed three shops being run illegally for commercial purpose in Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu District.
Enforcement staff on the instructions of Dr. Manmohan Singh, Commissioner JMC and under the supervision of R.S Jamwal Joint Commissioner (Administration), conducted a visit to Gandhi Nagar area and sealed the shops.
“The shops belonging to Veena Malhotra, daughter of Bodh Raj at 493-A Gandhi Nagar, Jammu were sealed under section 8 (1) of J&K Control of Building Operation Act, 1988. The owner of the shops has converted the old residential ground floor into commercial shops in violation of the land use of the area from residential to commercial one,” JMC official said.
Besides this, while further continuing the drive to clear the footpaths / pavements, parts of road sides, the team undertook a drive in the area of Gandhi Nagar, Nai Basti and Satwari and seized goods/articles which were kept by the shopkeepers/vendors by encroaching upon footpaths/pavements and road sides etc thereby causing inconvenience to the pedestrians and also creating obstruction in the free movements of vehicular traffic and difficulty in drainage and sanitation system.
The drive and sealing have been conducted with the help of police force led by Station House Officers Police Station Gandhi Nagar and District Police Lines, Jammu.
The JMC again appealed to the general public to refrain from making encroachments and unauthorized constructions/conversion in violation of land use otherwise strict action as admissible under rule leading to demolition / sealing will be taken.
