Anti-encroachment drive: Shopkeepers vacate Empress Market to avoid further loss
Land mafia is getting weaken in city and owners of illegal building are vacating shops and banks.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – As the grand anti-encroachment operation of Karachi Development Authority (KDA) against land mafia, is underway, the shopkeepers have started vacating the illegal constructions in Empress Market and Kabari market, Jahangirabad to avoid any further loss.
The positive outcomes of grand anti-encroachment operation are apparent and KDA remained successful to weaken the land mafia in the city.
On the other hand, Commissioner of Karachi Mr. Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqui disclosed on Friday the maintenance plan for Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) after the positive outcomes of anti-encroachment operation.
Commissioner Karachi informed that anti-encroachment operation will be expanded to execute the long-awaited transport project.
He asserted that the Sindh government has approved the construction of Karachi Circular Railway and all illegal buildings in the surrounding of the Railway track will be demolished to accomplish the task.
Earlier, KDA kicked off second phase of anti-encroachments operation to remove the illegal constructions inside the Empress Market and expanded the operation to demolish unplanned buildings in Kabari market, Jahangirabad.
Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar had assured that the plan will be executed after a notice and authorities will give a sufficient time to shopkeepers to empty the shops.
Mayor Waseem Akhtar had also said that anti-encroachment operation will restore Karachi to its natural and historical beauty.
Akhtar informed that affectees of operation will be provided with an alternative place and a committee has been formed for this purpose.
He added, “We do not want to affect anyone’s business and we will not repeat the mistakes of the past.”
