Tribune News Service Amritsar November 18 The estate and town planning wings of the municipal corporation have asked the shopkeepers of IDH market and Shaheed Bhagat Singh market near the bus stand to remove their temporary and permanent structures like tin sheds or canopies on their own otherwise the MC will demolish them. Goods of encroachers seized Various teams of the estate office wing on Wednesday seized goods of many encroachers (shopkeepers) having shops along Hukam Singh Road IDH Market Mall Road Heritage Street and Batala Road. Sushant Bhatia Estate Officer Municipal Corporation on Wednesday said a large number of shopkeepers and all blocks of the IDH and Shaheed Bhagat Singh markets had encroached upon the government land by setting up sheds and canopies. The land worth crores is being used by the traders illegally. Despite the warning the shopkeepers did not remove the encroachments from the markets. “We have discussed the issue with MC Commissioner Komal Mittal who asked us to take joint action and remove all temporary and permanent encroachments in these markets” said Bhatia. Earlier the MC had planned action in March this year but due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic it could not be carried out. Sushant BhatiaEstate Officer Municipal Corporation A large number of shopkeepers and all blocks of the IDH and Shaheed Bhagat Singh markets had encroached upon the government land by setting up sheds and canopies. The land worth crores is being used by the traders illegally. Despite the warning the shopkeepers did not remove the encroachments from the markets. Officials of the estate office said they had also asked the vendors on Batala Road and Hukam Singh Road to shift their kiosks under the BRTS elevated road and alongside the power grid. “There are a total of 90 vends on Batala Road. We have designated some properties to accommodate them under the Street Vending Zones. We will not allow anyone to encroach upon roads” said the estate officer. Various teams of the estate office seized goods of many encroachers having shops along Hukam Singh Road IDH Market Mall Road Heritage Street and Batala Road.

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