{"id":11990,"date":"2023-02-23T14:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T09:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=11990"},"modified":"2023-02-23T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T09:31:42","slug":"rawalpindi-administration-plans-for-strong-crackdown-on-encroachment-mafia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/rawalpindi-administration-plans-for-strong-crackdown-on-encroachment-mafia\/","title":{"rendered":"Rawalpindi Administration Plans for Strong Crackdown on Encroachment Mafia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: The local administration of Rawalpindi has finalized plans for a strong crackdown on the encroachment mafia. The crackdown shall be carried out under the direction of Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chattha.<\/p>\n<p>The crackdown has been planned in an effort to eliminate encroachments and improve traffic flow in the city.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard, a meeting was chaired by Commissioner Rawalpindi Division and RPO, attended by the Deputy Commissioner, DG (RDA), CPO, Traffic Police Officers, officers of other departments, and business leaders.<\/p>\n<p>President Anjuman Traders Shahid Ghafoor Pracha and Sharjeel Mir were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Commissioner Chatha stated that the plan was to turn Murree Road from Faizabad to Mareer Chowk into an encroachment-free model city.<\/p>\n<p>Encroachments will be removed from Committee Chowk, Fawara Chowk, Iqbal Road, Raja Bazar, and Dingi Khoi in the first phase of the crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>It has been instructed that pushcarts will be allowed to stay at Ghala Mandi and City Sadar Road from 8 am to 11 am.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the Commissioner warned that strict action would be taken against anyone who set up a stall in front of their shop.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/rda-conducts-anti-encroachment-operation-demolishes-illegal-commercial-buildings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u276ab06aea041070f8de98526c19157c\"><style> .u276ab06aea041070f8de98526c19157c { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u276ab06aea041070f8de98526c19157c:active, .u276ab06aea041070f8de98526c19157c:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u276ab06aea041070f8de98526c19157c { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u276ab06aea041070f8de98526c19157c .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u276ab06aea041070f8de98526c19157c .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u276ab06aea041070f8de98526c19157c:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">RDA Conducts Anti-Encroachment Operation, Demolishes Illegal Commercial Buildings<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>He also announced that a master plan has been finalized to start a crackdown against the encroachment mafia in a couple of days, and a crackdown would be conducted against minors driving rickshaws.<\/p>\n<p>To improve parking facilities, barbed wire will be installed in the city.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to these measures, CCTV cameras will be installed to monitor the flow of traffic, and a complaint cell will be set up in the office of the Chief Traffic Officer with a WhatsApp number through which complaints can be redressed.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic officials will also be shifted from time to time to improve the flow of traffic.<\/p>\n<p>However, sources from the Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) informed <em>The News<\/em> that some &#8216;corrupt officers&#8217; of the regulation department had informed the encroachment mafia about the crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>These have advised the encroachment mafia to stage protest demonstrations to stop this crackdown, they informed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The MCR has displayed banners and placards everywhere, warning the encroachment mafia to remove their encroachments immediately or face strict action. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The actions taken by the corporation to eliminate the encroachments are commendable, and a comprehensive plan will be implemented to eliminate encroachments, the Commissioner said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Commissioner assured the business community that with their cooperation, the eradication of encroachments would be completed soon.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Eagle Squad and Dolphin have been mobilized to control street crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: The local administration of Rawalpindi has finalized plans for a strong crackdown on the encroachment mafia. The crackdown shall be carried out under the direction of Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chattha. The crackdown has been planned in an effort to eliminate encroachments and improve traffic flow in the city. In this regard, a meeting was chaired by Commissioner Rawalpindi Division and RPO, attended by the Deputy Commissioner, DG\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WE-MUST-DO-OUR-PART-TO-CONTINUE-TO-SUPPORT-THE-FLOOD-AFFECTEES-69.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WE-MUST-DO-OUR-PART-TO-CONTINUE-TO-SUPPORT-THE-FLOOD-AFFECTEES-69.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WE-MUST-DO-OUR-PART-TO-CONTINUE-TO-SUPPORT-THE-FLOOD-AFFECTEES-69.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Nazzir Zaidi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Rawalpindi Administration Plans for Strong Crackdown on Encroachment Mafia","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=11990","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}