Action taken to remove encroachment from 35 places in the city
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Bhilai: The Corporation conducted a massive eviction campaign on the service road along the National Highway and took action to remove encroachment from 35 places in South Gangotri and North Gangotri areas. Penalty was also imposed on those who had put up bass balls, carts, banners, posters, boards and vehicles for sale. The road was cleared for traffic by removing sand, ballast and other construction material dumped on the road. 20800 fine was also collected during the campaign. Along with this, 3 condom vehicles were also removed from the road.
On the instructions of Commissioner Rohit Vyas, when the staff of Bhilai Corporation along with Lavalaskar came to take action on the service road of South Gangotri at 10:30 am, the auto dealers put their second hand vehicles for sale on display at the parking place between GE Road and Service Road. Seeing the action of the corporation, they themselves started removing their vehicles, apart from this, the hoardings and sign boards installed along the service road were also uprooted and confiscated. At many places, the road was being obstructed due to vendors selling tea and snacks on carts; it was temporarily occupied with bamboo poles and the kiosk made of iron was seized by lifting it with a JCB. JCB running with demolition squad. Lime marking was done by leveling the land along the service road from Supel Chowk to in front of Prayas School so that people could park their vehicles systematically at the said spot. During the proceedings, illegal encroachment was done from 7 places, vehicle sellers were removed from 16 places, while 15 flower sellers who were doing business by spreading goods on the road as street vendors were asked to remove the cordon made in addition to the allotment on Thursday. Having said.