Srinagar, Aug 2 (KNB): The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Saturday carried out an anti-encroachment drive, demolishing an illegally constructed structure on prime Nazool (state) land and reclaiming the property during an enforcement operation in the city.
Sources told Kashmir News Bureau (KNB) that the action was carried out by the concerned Ward Officer in coordination with the SMC Enforcement Wing after it was found that the structure had been raised on government land without obtaining the required permissions or municipal approvals.
Sources said the demolition squad dismantled the entire unauthorized structure using heavy machinery, following which the encroached land was restored to the custody of the concerned authorities.
Sources further said the action was part of the corporation’s ongoing campaign against illegal encroachments and unauthorized constructions on public land. They added that the drive would continue in different parts of the city and that action would be taken against violations of municipal laws in accordance with the law. They also urged people not to undertake any construction without obtaining the necessary permissions from the competent authorities. (KNB)