The Tehri administration has geared up to free the roads of Chamba city from encroachment. The administration has asked the business community to voluntarily remove encroachment form the public roads and property and if it fails to do so, action will be initiated against the encroachers following the identification drive by the administration.
The Chamba town is a major town that falls of Char Dham Yatra route and it faces long traffic congestion due to the encroachment during the Yatra season. Thus to free the road for the pilgrim vehicles the administration has decided to work on clearing the road prior to the start of the season.
It becomes difficult to walk as most of the footpath is encroached by the street vendors said one resident. Tehri sub divisional magistrate PS Chauhan said, “The traffic was being hindered due to rampant encroachment thus we have decided to carry out anti-encroachment drive soon.” The shopkeepers have been directed not to keep their goods in front of their shops on the road, he added.
The business community has been told to remove the encroachment themselves and if they fail to do so then the administration will have to do the needful as per the law of the land, said officials.
Tehri circle officer Mahesh Chand said, “The encroachment on the road will not be tolerated at any cost and a drive will be conducted after one week.”
