PAMPORE: Municipal Committee Pampore on Saturday launched anti-encroachment drive here.
To free encroached footpaths and streets Pampore, Municipal Committee launched anti-encroachment drive against shopkeepers and street vendors.
A team headed by Muncipal Committee Executive Officer Shakeel Ahmad Shah started an anti-encroachment drive in Saffron town during which illegal encroachment were removed, officials said.
Locals complain that encroachments by shopkeepers cause inconvenience to them and put their lives in danger.
Executive officer Municipal Committee Pampore told Kashmir Reader that they have already warned vendors and shopkeepers to stop occupying roads and footpaths.
“But despite warnings, they didn’t remove encroachments. So we started a drive again them,” he said.