Illegal encroachment is the biggest problem in Sonepur and Tarbha township area due to which there is perpetual traffic jam and parking worry.
The shopkeepers and vendors have encroached upon most of the drains and footpaths of the State Bank road in Sonepur and Tarbha main road, leaving the pedestrians and commuters unsafe.
Even as the authorities have failed to act against the encroachers, the residents of the area too are to be blamed for the problem.
The shopkeepers have come over to the footpaths in the main markets with small vendors selling their wares on the roads.
Councillor- cum -activist of Sonepur Tapas Beura claimed that illegal parking and encroachment of road is a never ending problem in the entire Sonepur town.
It is now highly necessary for the civic administration to lift the encroachment, he said.
Santosh Kumar Mishra, a local, attributed the problem to ever increasing vehicles.
Rather than taking action against the violators, the municipal authority is seen as protecting the interest of the encroachers, he charged.
Active member of Friends Recreational and Culture Centre (FRCC) Prabir Sahu said afraid of losing their vote bank, local leaders have opposed the evacuation drive from time to time. They have no concern for the inconvenience of the common people, he lamented.
Tarbha Citizen Committee secretary Rabindranath Thakur said that the local police and NAC officials should monitor the situation and take necessary action.