The Pioneer 11.06.2013
Encroachments removed from Rajpur Road
administration and Municipal Corporation of Dehradun joint team removed
encroachments from the roadside on Rajpur Road after a break of two
days. The anti-encroachment team did face some opposition from some
traders but fulfilled its task.
After clearing the Paltan Bazaar and Gandhi Road of roadside
encroachments by shopkeepers during the past week, the district
administration, MCD and police resumed the anti-encroachment drive on
Rajpur Road from the Clock Tower on Monday.
As is the case with most roads across the town, the footpath on Rajpur
Road was also found to be encroached upon by shopkeepers. When the team
reached a cycle shop near the Clock Tower, it found cycles and other
related items placed on the footpath and roadside by the shopkeeper.
When asked to vacate the place, the trader claimed that he had the
registry for the land in question but was not able to produce the
necessary document. He was told by the officials to present the registry
documents on the next day failing which he would be penalised.
Similarly, shopkeepers along the Rajpur Road had placed various items on
the footpath and roadside, leaving no place for pedestrians and causing
impediments to traffic.
The officials faced some opposition from the traders but this did not
stop them from conducting the drive. The team seized wares displayed on
the footpath and roadside from dozens of shops and penalised others. The
anti-encroachment drive on Monday was conducted from Clock Tower to
Dilaram Bazaar. The locals have welcomed this drive by the authorities
but have also expressed apprehension about whether this drive will
continue and whether the footpaths and roadsides freed of encroachments
will be kept so in the future.