Civic body cracks whip on shopkeepers selling building material, seizes two trucks

Amritsar, November 23

The municipal corporation (MC) has launched a drive to seize construction material stocked on public properties. Municipal Corporation Commissioner Harpreet Singh has instructed officials of the civic body to not allow dumping of sand, gravel, bricks and other construction material along roads and on footpaths.

Traders have stocked construction material along major roads of the city. This creates frequent traffic snarls in the city. After receiving several complaints in this regard, the MC Commissioner issued orders to the estate department to seize all construction material lying along roads and on footpaths.

After receiving instructions, civic body staff led by Estate officer Dharminderjit Singh seized trucks loaded with building material parked on Tarn Taran and GT Roads today.

The Estate Officer said the campaign would continue in the coming days too. He said today, two trucks loaded with building material had been sized. He said the confiscated goods would not be returned to owners. He warned that shopkeepers selling construction material should keep their goods in their warehouse. If roads and footpaths were encroached by traders, a legal action would be taken against them, he added.

Earlier on Thursday, team of the estate wing seized two trucks of sand and gravels on Tarn Taran Road. However, many traders on bypass road near Vallah are still selling construction material stocked along the highway. Bricks are lying along Batala Road. In the Anngarh market, one can see tractor-trailers laden with sand and gravel parked on the road.