The Tribune: Ludhiana: Sunday, December 17, 2017.
If the
information provided by the Public Relations Officer of the Municipal
Corporation is any indication, then about 55 shopkeepers, who have taken shops
on rent in the shops owned by the Municipal Corporation at RR Bhardwaj market,
opposite Sangeet Cinema, have conveniently encroached upon the corridors
outside their shops.
The corridors
or the verandahs are otherwise constructed for the convenience of general
public.
The
information was sought by RTI activist Simratpal Singh Kalsi of the Society for
Public Welfare and Awareness. Kalsi has asked to provide information if it was
true that the shopkeepers had encroached upon the verandahs (corridors) outside
the shops located between Small Industries’ office to Pahwa Hospital Road,
opposite Sangeet Cinema.
He also
sought information about the action (notices sent or any other action) taken
against encroachers. Further, Kalsi had asked to provide information about the
officials and staff, who failed to take action against the encroachers.
As per the
information provided by the Public Information Officer, Zone C, about 55
shopkeepers have encroached upon the corridors, meant for the convenience of
the public.
On top of it,
the MC authorities admit that these were not temporary, but permanent
encroachments, which means that some kind of construction must have taken place
in the corridors by private players (those on rent in MCs shops). As far as
action taken is concerned or the officials under whose tenure the encroachments
were done are concerned, the MC did not provide any information and said the
matter was related to the building branch.
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