Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi chaired a weekly virtual meeting on urban governance. During the session, Deputy Commissioners presented their progress reports about anti-encroachment efforts to improve traffic conditions within city regions across Pakistan Point News – 24th Jan, 2025:
“Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners presented their progress reports on the efforts for improvement of urban governance…
As previously mentioned, Deputies reported consistent engagement with high-rise building societies to prevent encroachments inside buildings, thereby avoiding traffic issues: “Constant contact has been maintained…”
- “We have close coordination”…
Encroachment removal activities include clearing of illegal stalls and cabins in Malir Halt as well as Shah Town, along with encroachments being removed from locations within the Orangi areas, Gulshan-e-Bahar near Mominabad subdivision including action against tyre vendors at various roads: “20 illegal stalls… were cleared of” and additional actions. These efforts are aimed to tackle traffic obstruction issues in these districts.
- “In the South district, encroachments removed from Lea Market Chowk…”
- “Similarly, anti-encroachment operations were conducted,” mentioning specific areas where they targeted illegal establishments causing traffic obstruction: “Three restaurants…and 15 stalls and five pushcarts.”
In the East District, DC Abrar Jafer reported on successful encroachments removals from various busy roads such as Allama Iqbal Road, Sunday Bazaar in Aladin Park: “Encroachments were removed…”emphasis added*.
- “DC Central Taha Saleem briefed the Commissioner about anti-encroachment drives,” including specific locations like Liaquat Ali Khan Road and Rais Jafferi Road, with a focus on removing obstructions for better traffic flow: “During an anti encroachment drive…”.
- “DC Keamari reported that during the operation…” was carried out effectively to remove various types of illegal constructions from Liaquat Ali Khan Road and other areas, helping with obstruction removal in these districts.
